Chapter-12 Renal Transplantation
BOOK TITLE: Recent Advances in Pediatrics (Special Volume 15): Pediatric Nephrology
Author
1. Butani Lavjay
ISBN
9788180614828
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10712_12
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2005
Pages
33
Author Affiliations
1.
The University of California Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, California, USA,
US Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, California, USA,
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
Chapter keywords
Renal transplantation,
Historical overview of renal transplantation,
Transplantation immunology,
Human leukocyte antigen system,
Commonly used immunosuppressive agents,
Induction immunosuppression,
Pretransplant considerations,
Donor and recipient preparation,
Perioperative issues of critical importance,
Early posttransplant complications,
Future directions in transplantation,
Pediatric postoperative renal transplant orders