Clinical Management of Renal Transplantation presents The Belfast City and University Hospital experience in renal transplantation. Over the years, the Belfast Renal Transplant Unit has acquired considerable experience in all aspects of renal transplantation which have led to excellent results. The team working in the Belfast Renal Transplant Unit has built up an outstanding reputation which has become widely known. This volume is a comprehensive, practical reference work for senior medical students and nurses as well as for the established nephrologist and transplantation surgeon. It provides a clear and concise picture of the care needed by patients who are being prepared for renal transplantation or who have recently received a kidney transplant.

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Preface. 1. History of Renal Transplantation. 2. Ethical Considerations. 3. Legal Aspects of Renal Transplantation. 4. Assessment of the Patient before Renal Transplantation. 5. Preparation for Transplantation 1. 6. Preparation for Transplantation 2. 7. Preparation for Transplantation 3. 8. Renal Osteodystrophy. 9. Tissue Typing. 10. The Cadaveric Donor. 11. Retrieval and Preservation of the Kidney. 12. The Living Donor. 13. Insertion of the Kidney. 14. Management of the Recipient During Operation. 15. Immunosuppression. 16. Nursing Care of the Patient with a Renal Transplant. 17. Graft Dysfunction and its Differential Diagnosis. 18. The Pathology of Renal Transplantation. 19. Surgical Complications of Renal Transplantation. 20. Early Medical Complications after Renal Transplantation. 21. Radiological and Isotope Investigations after Transplantation. 22. Management after discharge from Hospital. 23. Rehabilitation after Renal Transplantation. 24. Reproduction after Renal Transplantation. 25. Results of Renal Transplantation. Index.