Kidney Transplantation Principles and Practice
Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practice by Stuart J. Knechtle is a comprehensive resource published by Elsevier on January 9, 2025. This ninth edition spans 838 pages and is presented in English, offering up-to-date information on the multifaceted field of kidney transplantation. The book is designed for all members of the transplant team, providing balanced coverage of surgical techniques and medical considerations essential for achieving optimal outcomes in both adults and children.
Readers will find detailed discussions on various aspects of kidney transplantation, including preservation techniques, mechanisms of rejection, and immunosuppression strategies. The edition includes new chapters addressing xenotransplantation and the impact of COVID-19 on renal transplantation, as well as updated outcomes data and evidence analysis. Enhanced with intraoperative videos and numerous illustrations, this resource aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of renal transplantation concepts. An included eBook version allows for convenient access to the text and additional digital content, ensuring that readers can engage with the material in a versatile manner.
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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with “Essential Purchase” designation in Transplantation Surgery**
A must-have resource for all members of the transplant team, Kidney Transplantation: Principles and Practice, 9th Edition, provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on every aspect of this complex field. Drs. Stuart J. Knechtle and Lorna P. Marson, along with a global team of internationally renowned surgeons and nephrologists, offer balanced coverage of both surgical techniques and medical considerations related to kidney transplantation. With updates from cover to cover, this core reference delivers the practical guidance you need to achieve optimal outcomes in both adults and children.
- Offers state-of-the-art coverage of all areas of kidney transplantation such as preservation of kidneys; mechanisms of rejection and the induction of tolerance; techniques of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy; and immunosuppression
- Contains up-to-date outcomes data and analysis of the evidence supporting current practice in the field
- Includes new chapters on xenotransplantation and COVID-19 in renal transplantation
- Adds new information on normothermic regional perfusion to the discussion of DCD organ donation and ethics of transplantation, and new information on iBox (the first universal algorithm for predicting the risk of kidney transplant loss) to the biomarkers section
- Provides relevant, up-to-date information on kidney transplant for all members of the transplant team, with practical information on applied science, clinical information, and surgical procedures
- Features intraoperative videos and hundreds of superb illustrations to help readers visualize key concepts and nuances of renal transplantation
- Covers each major immunosuppressive drug in individual chapters, and provides a reference list of all randomized trials for convenient access to critical information
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
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