J. Sood – Anesthesia for Transplant Surgery (2014)

Автор: J. Sood
Название книги: Anesthesia for Transplant Surgery
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 359
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This book provides clinicians with the most recent developments in anaesthesia for transplant surgery. Beginning with the history and ethics of the procedure, the following chapters discuss anaesthetic techniques for transplant surgery of different organs in the body. The importance of history taking, thorough clinical examination, invention of the artificial respirator and controversies surrounding brain death, are discussed in depth. This useful manual includes more than 110 clinical photographs and illustrations to enhance learning. Key points * Provides clinicians with recent developments in anaesthesia for transplant surgery * Covers techniques for transplant surgery of different organs in body * Emphasis on importance of history taking and thorough clinical examination * Includes more than 110 clinical photographs and illustrations

Since the first successful kidney transplantation between identical twins in the US almost six decades ago, the field of solid organ
transplantation has made progress by leaps and bounds and despite setbacks along the way, the spirit of the transplant surgeons,
the immunologists and others in transplantation has never flagged. However, these transplantations would not have seen the
light of day without parallel development in anesthesiology and critical care; since the process of physically transplanting an
organ in the recipient is one cog in the wheel.
The anesthesiologist posted with transplantation units in any hospital in any part of the world plays a key role in the good
outcome of these patients who are in end stage organ failure. In our hospital we have a dedicated team of anesthesiologists who
are involved in the perioperative care of this special group of patients.
Our hospital has been involved in transplantation surgery since 1985, first for kidney transplantation and then from 2001
for liver. We have in fact trained many anesthesiologists who are in practice elsewhere, thus widening the specialized services
which have become available in India.
With the experience of many years and several cases (more than 2700 renal and 800 liver transplants, at the time of writing
this book) the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine felt the time had come to put it all in a book so
that others may share in the journey that they have undertaken so far, and influence a new generation of anesthesiologists with
a special interest in anesthesia for organ transplantation.
I hope the reading of this book will increase your knowledge and spark your interest in this field of medicine.

Transplantation has been ‘referred to’ since ages in mythology. The results of transplant surgery in the initial years were not
encouraging due to ‘rejection’ and ‘infection’. However with improved knowledge of immunosuppression and availability of
newer and better immunosuppressive drugs, transplant of almost all organs is possible, with improved results.
In this book we have tried to cover all aspects related to ‘transplantation’. Beginning from history to physiology, immunosuppression,
to surgical and anesthetic technique and finally postoperative pain relief. We have included transplantation
pertaining to all organs. We have tried to give a very simple and practical approach to the management of this group of patients.
All the contributing authors are experts in their respective fields.
We do hope the readers will enjoy and benefit reading this book