Extracorporeal Blood Purification: Applications in the Renal Transplant Patient Andrew E. Briglia Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 INTRODUCTION End-stage renal disease (ESRD) currently…
Surgical Issues in the Transplant Recipient David B. Leeser Stephen T. Bartlett Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 PRETRANSPLANT CARE AND…
Initial Hospitalization Care Mary Ann Cameron Ruben L. Velez* Karl R. Brinker† University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390; * Dallas Nephrology Associates, Dallas, Texas 75235; and †Dallas…
Renal Allograft Preservation Mitchell L. Henry Ronald P. Pelletier Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Living-related renal transplantation became…
Approach to the Highly Sensitized Patient Joseph M. Nogueira Eugene J. Schweitzer* Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine; and *Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore,…
Waiting List Management Jay Lakkis Matthew R. Weir Gabriel M. Danovitch Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201; and Division of Nephrology,…
Recipient Evaluation Miguel A. Vazquez University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75390-8856 INITIAL QUESTIONS IN THE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT EVALUATION At the present time, only a…
Detection of Recipient Pretransplant Alloreactivity Ronald H. Kerman The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030 INTRODUCTION Histocompatibility testing seeks to identify appropriate donor-recipient pairs that will result in…
Graft and Patient Survival Karl L. Womer Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche Bruce Kaplan University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0224 INTRODUCTION Patient Survival There is general consensus that the optimal…
and Christopher Isles2 (1) Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK (2) Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK Q1 Describe the treatment options for elderly patients….
