Overview

There has been a substantial increase in the number of patients with end-stage renal disease world-wide over the last few decades. In Australia, over 2400 patients with end-stage renal disease started renal replacement therapy in 2011 with nearly 11,000 patients currently receiving dialysis treatment at the end of 2011. According to Kidney Health Australia, the costs of treating end-stage kidney disease from 2009 to 2020 is estimated to be around $12 billion, highlighting the fact that kidney disease is a major financial burden to the community. Kidney transplantation confers a survival benefit in patients with end-stage renal disease but transplantation has become increasingly more complex over the last decade. With the greater understanding of transplant immunology along with the introduction of more potent induction and maintenance immuno-suppression, clinicians are now in a better position to more accurately stratify each transplant candidate's immunological risk as well as the ability to safely transplant high-immunological risk transplant candidates. This book covers all major aspects of kidney transplantation and was put together with the hope of providing the readers with in-depth and current knowledge of important aspects of kidney transplantation, including donor and recipient assessments, innovative surgical techniques and understanding of surgical complications, the evolution of immunological techniques to identify anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies, the management and preparation of high-risk transplant candidates for transplantation as well as the management of longer-term complications after kidney transplantation.

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Author:   Wai Hon Lim
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   1.142kg
ISBN:  

9781629480404

ISBN 10:   1629480401
Pages:   585
Publication Date:   15 March 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Donor Assessment & the Impact of Donor Factors on Transplant Outcomes; Assessment & Determination of Transplant Candidate Suitability; The Living Kidney Donor; Surgical Techniques of Live Donor Nephrectomy & Deceased Donor Kidney Procurement; Urologic Complications of Kidney Transplantation & the Use of Ureteral Stents; Non-Urological Surgical Complications after Kidney Transplantation; Introduction to Immunosuppressive Agents in Renal Transplantation; Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplantation; Immunosuppressive Agents in Kidney Transplantation; Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacogenetic & Pharmacodynamic Monitoring of Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate & Oral Corticosteroids in Adult Kidney Transplantation; ABO-Blood Group Incompatible Kidney Transplantation; The Evolution of HLA-Matching in Kidney Transplantation; The Management of Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Candidates; Complexities & Controversies in the Diagnosis of Acute & Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection; Treatment of Acute & Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection; Clinico-Pathologic Diagnosis & Management of Chronic Allograft Damage; Management of Post-Transplant Bone Disease; New Onset of Diabetes Mellitus after Transplantation; BK Virus Infection Following Kidney Transplantation; Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Kidney Transplantation; Cancer in Kidney Transplant Recipients; Immunological Monitoring of the Kidney Transplant Recipient; Index.

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