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Procurement, Preservation and Allocation of Vascularized Organs

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Editors:
  1. G. M. Collins

    1. Department of Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA

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  2. J. M. Dubernard

    1. Transplantation Pavillon V, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France

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  3. W. Land

    1. Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

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  4. G. G. Persijn

    1. Eurotransplant Foundation, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Donor Conditioning and Surgery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Living kidney donation: preoperative evaluation and preparation for surgery

      • N. Lefrancois, J. L. Touraine
      Pages 3-10

    3. Kidney recovery from living related donors

      • X. Martin, P. Cloix, M. Dawahra, J. M. Dubernard
      Pages 11-14

    4. Anaesthesia and resuscitation of the genetically related living donor in liver transplantation

      • D. Gille, O. Boillot, M. C. Graber, P. Sagnard, C. Beaude, B. Chabrol et al.
      Pages 15-17

    5. Living related liver transplantation (LRLT)

      • N. Habib, X. Rogiers, C. E. Broelsch
      Pages 19-22

    6. Diagnosis of brain death

      • Gian-Emilio Chatrian
      Pages 23-46

    7. Selection of multivisceral cadaveric organ donors

      • Michael E. Wachs, Nancy L. Ascher
      Pages 47-54

    8. Management of the cadaver donor in the intensive care unit

      • M. J. Lindop
      Pages 55-58

    9. Donor conditioning in organ procurement

      • Dimitri Novitzky
      Pages 59-68

    10. Perioperative management of the cadaveric donor

      • Didier Dorez, Jean Jacques Colpart, Alain Mercatello
      Pages 69-72

    11. Multiple organ procurement

      • X. Martin, P. Cloix, M. Dawahra, J. Ninet, J. M. Dubernard
      Pages 73-94

    12. The contribution of the non-heart-beating donor to the solution of the shortage of kidneys

      • G. Kootstra, M. H. Booster, R. M. H. Wijnen, H. Bonke, E. Heineman
      Pages 95-99

  3. Organ Preservation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Biochemistry and cell physiology of organ preservation

      • James H. Southard
      Pages 103-113

    3. Preservation by simple hypothermia

      • Vernon Marshall
      Pages 115-129

    4. Pulsatile preservation in renal transplantation

      • Mitchell L. Henry
      Pages 131-135

    5. Endothelial cell damage and Kupffer cell activation in reperfusion injury to livers stored for transplantation

      • John J. Lemasters, Ronald G. Thurman
      Pages 137-144

    6. Pharmacological agents in organ preservation

      • David Anaise
      Pages 145-151

    7. Kidney preservation

      • Geoffrey M. Collins
      Pages 153-157
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About this book

At the brink of the third millennium organ transplanta­ mati on how, in the case of shortage, a fair allocation of tion will become routine and the results will be so ex­ the scarce organs can be achieved. This is a very cellent that every patient in need of a transplant timely subject that continues to be discussed between deserves to be transplanted. How to provide every doctors and between laymen. patient with his or her organ and how to guarantee This book serves the needs of several groups of that the organ is in a superb condition? That is the specialists working with transplant patients. Firstly, the challenge for all of us privileged to work in this doctors who are directly involved in the care of the magnificent field of medicine. multi-organ donor, and who have to collaborate to do In this book, an international team of experts has the best for their recipients. Heart surgeons might like laid down their intellectual knowledge on the process to learn from liver surgeons and vice versa. Secondly, that precedes successful transplantation: Procurement, the paramedical specialist who is involved in the treat­ Preservation and Allocation. In four sections important ment of transplant patients and their families will find aspects of this preamble of the actual transplantation in this book many answers to questions. Students can are dealt with. also use it as a source for general information.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA

    G. M. Collins

  • Transplantation Pavillon V, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France

    J. M. Dubernard

  • Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    W. Land

  • Eurotransplant Foundation, Leiden, The Netherlands

    G. G. Persijn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Procurement, Preservation and Allocation of Vascularized Organs

  • Editors: G. M. Collins, J. M. Dubernard, W. Land, G. G. Persijn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5422-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4299-1Published: 30 November 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6280-0Published: 06 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5422-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 381

  • Topics: Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Transplant Surgery

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