Abstract
Many factors have contributed to the success of multiorgan transplantation over the last decade but the chief ones are improved immunosuppressive therapy, surgical technique and intensive care support. This has increased survival rates and lengthened duration of survival so that there has been a surge of transplant survivors who now present or who will increasingly present for nontransplant procedures. In this chapter we will review the physiological derangements of transplanted organs, signs and symptoms of organ rejection, a pharmacological description of the common immunosuppressive agents and their side effects, and the principles of anesthetics management of the patient with a transplanted organ.
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Sharpe, M.D., Gelb, A.W. (1997). Anesthetic Management of the Patient with a Transplanted Organ. In: Johnson, J.O., Sperry, R.J., Stanley, T.H. (eds) Neuroanesthesia. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5774-2_29
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