Anesthesia for Transplantation

Medical progress has made organ transplantation an accepted therapeutic modality for treating a variety of diseases affecting various organ systems in infants and children. Improvements in immunosuppressive therapy, surgical techniques, and organ preservation have permitted utilization of transplant...

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Published inGregory's Pediatric Anesthesia pp. 678 - 719
Main Authors Stayer, Stephen A, Williams, Glynn, Andropoulos, Dean B
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Wiley‐Blackwell 03.02.2012
Subjects
heart transplant
heart‐lung transplant
immunosuppression
liver transplant
lung transplant
pancreas transplant
renal transplant
small bowel transplant
transplant rejection
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Summary:Medical progress has made organ transplantation an accepted therapeutic modality for treating a variety of diseases affecting various organ systems in infants and children. Improvements in immunosuppressive therapy, surgical techniques, and organ preservation have permitted utilization of transplantation in a greater number of patients, and pediatric patients in particular have benefited from the growth of transplantation. Anesthetic management of these procedures requires understanding the physiological implications of organ failure, as well as specific requirements of the transplant procedure. To facilitate this discussion, issues related to the anesthetic care of children undergoing liver, renal, heart, heart‐lung, lung, and multivisceral transplantation will be discussed separately.
ISBN:9781444333466
1444333461
DOI:10.1002/9781444345186.ch27