Matthew R. Weir and Edgar V. Lerma (eds.)Kidney Transplantation2014Practical Guide to Management10.1007/978-1-4939-0342-9_7 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 7. Ethical Issues and Transplant Tourism Dominique E. Martin1 and Francis L. Delmonico2 (1) Centre for Health and Society, School…
Fig. 8.1 Survival probabilites of kidney donors from six large studies Significant limitations regarding the selection of controls for comparison to carefully screened kidney donors have been a major concern…
Required Tissue typing Comprehensive metabolic panel Complete blood count, PT/PTT/INR Serologies: hepatitis B and C, HIV, RPR, CMV, EBV Electrocardiogram Chest X-ray Recommended screening for colorectal, breast, cervical, and prostate…
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Hemodialysis was first successfully applied during the 1940s to support life in patients with acute kidney injury (1). Soon after, it was clear that life could be prolonged…
Owing to improved technology and the decline in peritonitis rates, ultrafiltration failure (UFF)/membrane failure has now become one of the major factors leading to technique failure in PD patients. Typically,…
INITIAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT Patient assessment begins with a complete past medical history and physical examination. Taking a thorough past medication history, drug allergy, adverse drug reactions, and concurrent medicines are…
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF POISONING Although poisoning has been reported to health care institutions for a long time, its incidence is clearly underestimated. The incidence of poisoning continues to increase largely due…
TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT This section of the chapter discusses different modalities of RRT in the ICU and review through the calculations for…
As kidney disease progresses, renal regulation of acid balance is lost and metabolic acidosis ensues, due primarily to impaired acid excretion. Initiation of renal replacement therapy addresses this problem not…
MODALITIES OF CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY—TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS Terminology Continuous therapies encompass a variety of modalities that vary in the terminology. Recently, an international group of experts has developed the Acute…
