Anesthesia for Renal Transplantation

• 1. History of renal transplantation.- 2. Renal anatomy and pathophysiology.- 3. The medical management of renal transplant patients.- 4. Brain death and management of the cadaveric donor.- 5. The living related donor.- 6. Surgical aspects of renal transplantation.- 7. Monitoring.- 8. Fluids, electrolytes, and blood transfusions.- 9. Intravenous agents and renal failure.- 10. Choice of anesthesia.- 11. Muscle relaxants and renal failure.- 12. Postanesthetic recovery.- 13. Anesthesia-related morbidity.- 14. Anesthesia for pediatric renal transplantation.- 15. Anesthesia for vascular access and other procedures.- 16. A game plan.

"... a well-produced monograph dealing with anesthesia a human renal transplantation. The book is comprehensive and is authored by a distinguished group of experts." (Nephron, 50:88, 1988)