{"title":"Anaesthesia for renal transplantation","authors":"Sarah Meredith, Aravind Basavaraju, Neil Logan","doi":"10.1016/j.mpaic.2024.03.018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Renal transplantation is the most common solid organ transplant performed and it is the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). These patients present a unique set of challenges to the anaesthetist, who has a crucial role in the immediate success of the transplanted organ. This article describes the assessment of the adult patient for renal transplantation, the perioperative management and the aims in the postoperative period.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45856,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","volume":"25 6","pages":"Pages 413-417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1472029924000651","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Renal transplantation is the most common solid organ transplant performed and it is the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). These patients present a unique set of challenges to the anaesthetist, who has a crucial role in the immediate success of the transplanted organ. This article describes the assessment of the adult patient for renal transplantation, the perioperative management and the aims in the postoperative period.
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, an invaluable source of up-to-date information, with the curriculum of both the Primary and Final FRCA examinations covered over a three-year cycle. Published monthly this ever-updating text book will be an invaluable source for both trainee and experienced anaesthetists. The enthusiastic editorial board, under the guidance of two eminent and experienced series editors, ensures Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine covers all the key topics in a comprehensive and authoritative manner. Articles now include learning objectives and eash issue features MCQs, facilitating self-directed learning and enabling readers at all levels to test their knowledge. Each issue is divided between basic scientific and clinical sections. The basic science articles include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, physics and clinical measurement, while the clinical sections cover anaesthetic agents and techniques, assessment and perioperative management. Further sections cover audit, trials, statistics, ethical and legal medicine, and the management of acute and chronic pain.