Download or read book Anesthetic Principles for Organ Transplantation written by D. Ryan Cook and published by Raven Press (ID). This book was released on 1994 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive coverage of the emerging specialty of anesthetic management of organ transplant patients, presenting an in- depth review of the pathophysiology of organ failure, the immunologic problems of organ transplantation, the techniques of organ procurement and preservation, the specifics of the intraoperative and perioperative anesthetic and surgical management of the transplant patient, and the social, ethical, religious, and personal features of transplantation. All aspects of transplantation are covered in detail, including corneal, pancreatic, intestinal, multivisceral, and skin transplantation. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR