Transplantation at a Glance

The first basic overview of all aspects of transplantationwith a clarity not to be found in more inaccessibletextbooks. 

This brand new title provides a succinct overview of both thescientific and clinical principles of organ transplantation and thetypes of organ transplant, featuring highly-illustrated informationcovering core topics in transplantation including:

• Organ donors
• Organ preservation
• Assessment of transplant recipients
• Indications for transplantation
• Immunology of transplantation
• Immunosuppression and its complications
• Overviews of thoracic and abdominal organ transplantation,including the kidneys, liver, heart and lungs

Transplantation at a Glance is the idealintroduction for medical students, junior doctors, surgicaltrainees, immunology students, pharmacists, and nurses ontransplant wards.