Cardiac Transplantation: The Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Manual

By Niloo M. Edwards

Book Overview

Leading physicians summarize in this easy-to-use and eminently practical handbook the day-to-day management of transplant donors and recipients at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Topics covered range from surgical techniques, pathology, and immunosuppression, to posttransplant management, pediatric heart transplantation, surgical alternatives, and mechanical circulatory assistance as a bridge to transplantation. The authors also discuss congenital transplant techniques, state-of-the-art perioperative management techniques and protocols, and UNOS regulation and nurse coordination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468498533
• ISBN13: 9781468498530
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"