Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation A Practical Guide [Hardcover]

The transplant physicians and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic have collaborated to produce, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: A Practical Guide. This volume is devoted to kidney and pancreas transplantation and is well grounded in scientific principles, quantitative clinical reasoning, clinical pharmacology, tested clinical practices and overall clinical applicability. Also addressed are key aspects in the initiation, maintenance and sustained growth of viable clinical programs in kidney and pancreas transplantation. Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: A Practical Guide will be of great value to transplant physicians as well as medical and surgical fellows who intend to pursue an interest in transplantation.This practical guide is grounded in tested clinical practices and overall clinical applicability. It also addresses key aspects in the initiation, maintenance and sustained growth of viable clinical programs in kidney and pancreas transplantation.Chapter 1: The Immune Response to Transplanted OrgansWilliam M. Baldwin III, Anna Valujskikh, Peter N. Lalli and Robert L. FairchildChapter 2: The Histocompatibility Laboratory In Clinical TransplantationDiane J. Pidwell, Ph.D. and Peter N. Lalli, Ph.D.Chapter 3: Immunosuppressive Therapy In Kidney And Pancreas TransplantationGeorge Thomas, MD, Saul Nurko, MD, Titte R. Srinivas, MDChapter 4: Clinical Pharmacologic Principles and ImmunosuppressionPatricia West-Thielke, PharmD, BCPS, Bruce Kaplan M.D.Chapter 5: Pathology of Kidney and Pancreas TransplantationLillian Gaber, M.D., Byron P. Croker, M.D., Ph.D.Chapter 6: Design, Conduct, and Report of Clinical Trials of Immunosuppressive Regimens in Solid Organ TransplantationAgnes Costello and D. Scott BattyChapter 7: Outcomes of Kidney and Pancreas TransplantationTitte R Srinivas, Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche, Jesse D. ScholdChapter 8: Medical And Surgical Evaluation Of The Adult Kidney Transplant CandidateRichard A. Fatica, Stuart M. Flechner, Titte R SrinivasChapter 9: SelS"