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First Edition: 2014

Since the first successful kidney transplantation between identical twins in the US almost six decades ago, the field of solid organ transplantation has made progress by leaps and bounds and despite setbacks along the way, the spirit of the transplant surgeons, the immunologists and others in transplantation has never flagged. However, these transplantations would not have seen the light of day without parallel development in anesthesiology and critical care; since the process of physically transplanting an organ in the recipient is one cog in the wheel.

Transplantation has been ‘referred to’ since ages in mythology. The results of transplant surgery in the initial years were not encouraging due to ‘rejection’ and ‘infection’. However with improved knowledge of immunosuppression and availability of newer and better immunosuppressive drugs, transplant of almost all organs is possible, with improved results.

I am greatly indebted to Dr VP Kumra, Emeritus Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India who has always been a guiding force behind my academic achievements. I am grateful to Dr DS Rana, Chairman, Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, for writing a foreword and for his continuous support to our academic endeavors.

This is probably the first effort in India to publish a book on Anesthesia for organ transplantation. Internationally also there are not many who had ventured into this subject and therefore, there is no book with consolidated material on organ transplantation and anesthesia. Finally, this is a book which covers all aspects of organs transplantation and Dr Jayashree Sood must be complimented in the polarizing forces to get this book together. She has unending energy and huge respect in the anesthetic community.