Anaesthesia in organ transplantation.

by T. Hilary Howells

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Published 1972 by S. Karger [Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by Intercontinental Medical Book Corporation, New York] in Basel, New York .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.,
• Anesthesia.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies.

Statement	Ed.: T. Hilary Howells and Alan W. Grogono.
Contributions	Grogono, Alan W., joint author.
Classifications
LC Classifications	RD87.3.T7 H68 1972
The Physical Object
Pagination	xii, 170 p.
Number of Pages	170
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5109379M
LC Control Number	74181867

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Anesthesia and Transplantation. Edited by Michael D Sharpe, Adrian W Gelb. (Pp ; £) Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN \**\*|\* The spelling of anaesthesia in the title hints Author: Paul Spiers. Anaesthesia for patients with a transplanted organ. Acta Anaesthiol Scand ; Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity among organ transplant recipients, especially in those with chronic kidney disease or previous heart transplant, making the risk of a perioperative cardiovascular event a legitimate concern [6.

Pearson IY, Bazeley P, Spencer-Plane T, Chapman JR, Robertson P. A survey of families of brain dead patients: Their experiences, attitudes to organ donation and transplantation. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. ; – [PubMed: ]. This led to the development of immunobiology along with surgical and anesthesia advancement, allowing other organs to be transplanted. In this chapter we discuss the anesthesia care, perioperative considerations, and outcome in patients undergoing transplantation of the kidneys, pancreas, islet cells, hematopoietic stem cells, and small intestine. ATOTW – Anaesthesia for Special Care Dentistry, 11/03/ Page 1 of 12 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit successful organ transplantation had been performed for many years prior to , when clinical tests.

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