Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
Crossing ABO-Incompatible and Positive Crossmatch Barriers
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
ISBN: 978-0-387-36680-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York
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Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
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Weitere Infos & Material
History of incompatible organ transplantation.-A mechanistic view of antibody production.-Antibody/endothelial cell interactions.-Accommodation and B-Cell tolerance.-The role of complement in endothelial injury.-Overview of cell-based and solid phase assays.-Monitoring HLA antibodies during desensitization and AMR.-Isoagglutinin titers and scoring.-Piasmapheresis.-Intravenous immunoglobulin.-Immunoadsorption.-Splenectomy and anti-CD20 antibodies.-Histologic and immunohistologic features of AMR.-Treatment of de novo AMR.-Treatment of AMR in the context of desensitization.-ABO incompatible transplantation.-Positive crossmatch transplantation.-Immunosuppression for ABO incompatible transplants.-Preoperative assessment and risk profiling.-Redo-kidney transplantation: surgical challenges.-Postoperative care.-A transplant coordinator's perspective.-A nursing perspective.-Psychosocial challenges.-Infrastructure, financial management, and reimbursement.-Incompatible heart transplantation.-Incompatible lung transplantation.-Incompatible pancreas transplantation.-Incompatible liver transplantation.-Role of non-directed donors.-Live donor paired kidney exhange.-Inderect paired kidney exhange.-Incompatible organ transplantation: future directions and goals