KIDNEY AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION...

KIDNEY AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION by the agency of Ingemar J. A. Davidson 1998 228 pp $45 wire bound

Medical advances in newly come years have led to an increase in the number of patients placed upon waiting lists for kidney transplantations. Although the number of recipients has increased, the number of donors has not. Techniques in kidney and pancreas transplantation are evolving continually, and this work examines these evolving techniques with an emphasis in succession intraoperative detail.

This is a small, wire-bound handbook that could fit easily in one's pouch It contains many descriptive black and white drawings, as well as tables, charts, and graphs, to illustrate information in the true copy Physicians involved in kidney and pancreas transplantations have written greatest in number of the chapters, and the editor is the surgical director of a renal and pancreas transplantation program in Dallas. The primary target audience unquestionably is surgeon in training; however, the volume may prove to be a valuable resource for perioperative feeds who would like an in-depth gaze at the kidney and pancreas transplantation proces from agency to transplantation and beyond.

The make subordinate matter is covered thoroughly, from organ contrivance to transplantation in the recipient. The authors describe perioperative considerations in extensive detail, including equipment, position, incisions, instruments, and line of junctions Numerous diagnostic tests and medications are discussed. Performing laparoscopic-assisted nephrectomy in succession living related donors also is addressed. Advanced surgical techniques now allow the donor nephrectomy to be performed end a laparoscope. This procedure is gaining in popularity because of the living-related donor's ability to avoid a large incision and the show of being released from the hospital sum of two units days after the procedure. This vast step for kidney transplantation may increase the donor pool

After discussing transplantation proceedings the authors explore other topics, as it was as the profile of cessation stage renal patients and the proces of evaluating donors and recipients. They also summarize anesthesia protocol, medication and fluid recommendations, and the intraoperative measures that may be taken to improve postoperative organ function. Prevention of intraoperative complications, as well as immediate and long-term postoperative management of recipients, is detailed also. Histocompatibility testing, renal transplant biopsy, percutaneous interventions, and an in-depth discussion of ultrasonography and immunosuppression are readyed in the final chapters of the book

A allotment of information is presented in this small book--more than extremityed by a competent perioperative promote or educator. It contains an adequate index and could be used as a valuable resource for specific issues or questions. It also could be a handy respect guide for perioperative nurses who supervise renal transplantation programs or work in education.

This part is available from Landes Bioscience, 810 s Church St, Georgetown, TX 78626; http://www.landesbioscience.com.

CAROL ANNE AXTON RN BSN CNOR STAFF disentanglement COORDINATOR SURGICAL SERVICES QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL NAPA, CALIF

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