Thoracic Transplantation [Hardcover]

Sara Shumway (Editor), N. Shumway (Editor)

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Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0865422850 | ISBN-13: 978-0865422858 | Edition: 1

This volume provides a definitive look at heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation. It includes historical background on these procedures, and discusses the immunological basis of transplantation, organ preservation, donor procurement, pre-transplant recipient management, operative techniques, post-operative care, pathology, special considerations (cystic fibrosis, etc.) lung transplantation (results and complications) and future prospects, including a chapter on xenotransplantation by Columbia's Keith Reemtsma.

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This volume provides a definitive look at heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation. Including historical background on these procedures, the volume discusses the immunological basis of transplantation, organ preservation, donor procurement, pre-transplant recipient management, operative techniques, post-operative care, pathology, special considerations (cystic fibrosis, etc.) lung transplantation (results and complications) and future prospects including a chapter on xenotransplantation by Columbia's Keith Reemtsma.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865422850
• ISBN-13: 978-0865422858
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,741,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)