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Blood and Marrow Transplant Handbook

Comprehensive Guide for Patient Care

  • Provides management guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients from initial consultation throughout the transplant process. Includes indications for transplant, essential details for patient/donor evaluation, recommendations for management of complications during and after transplant, and guidelines for long-term follow up.

  • Shares step-by-step instructions for common procedures and documentation guidelines.

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. The Nuts and Bolts of Stem Cell Transplant

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Stem Cell Sources

      • Jose Leis
      Pages 21-26
    3. Pre-transplant Evaluation

      • Andy Chen
      Pages 27-37
    4. Conditioning Regimens

      • Joseph Bubalo
      Pages 39-49
    5. Supportive Care

      • Bryon Allen
      Pages 51-61
    6. Nutrition

      • Stacey Evert
      Pages 63-70
    7. Infection Prophylaxis

      • Lynne Strasfeld
      Pages 71-82
    8. Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis

      • Erin Corella
      Pages 83-99
    9. Transfusion Medicine

      • James Gajewski, Susan Slater
      Pages 101-109
    10. Antithrombotic Guidelines

      • Thomas DeLoughery
      Pages 111-118
    11. Engraftment

      • Sara Murray
      Pages 119-123
    12. Follow-Up Care

      • Carol Jacoby
      Pages 125-140
  3. Transplant Complications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. Infectious Complications

      • Lynne Strasfeld
      Pages 143-165
    3. Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease

      • Susan Slater
      Pages 167-187
    4. Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

      • Richard T. Maziarz, Farnoush Abar
      Pages 189-212
    5. Oral Complications

      • Kimberly Brennan Tyler
      Pages 213-222

About this book

Developed by the Blood and Marrow Transplant team at Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, this pocket guide provides management guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients from the moment of their initial consultation throughout the transplant process.  It includes indications for transplant, essential details for patient/donor evaluation, recommendations for management of complications during and after transplant, and guidelines for long-term follow up as well as step-by-step instructions for common procedures and documentation guidelines.

An essential tool for providers, this guide presents a multidisciplinary approach to information you will need to provide quality care for your patients.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA

    Richard T. Maziarz, Susan Slater

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Blood and Marrow Transplant Handbook

  • Book Subtitle: Comprehensive Guide for Patient Care

  • Editors: Richard T. Maziarz, Susan Slater

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7506-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7505-8Published: 08 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7506-5Published: 08 November 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 324

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Transplant Surgery, Hematology, Oncology

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eBook USD 59.99
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Softcover Book USD 79.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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