Contemporary bone marrow transplantation / Mammen Chandy, Vivek S. Radhakrishnan, Reghu K. Sukumaran, editors.
2021
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Title
Contemporary bone marrow transplantation / Mammen Chandy, Vivek S. Radhakrishnan, Reghu K. Sukumaran, editors.
ISBN
9783030363581 (electronic bk.)
3030363589 (electronic bk.)
9783030363598
3030363597
9783030363574
3030363570
3030363589 (electronic bk.)
9783030363598
3030363597
9783030363574
3030363570
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-36358-1 doi
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RD123.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
617.4/410592
Summary
Bone Marrow transplantation or Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a life saving procedure in a number of diseases, hematological and non hematological, which fail alternative medical management or have no other treatment options. It has transformed the lives of thousands of patients and their families around the world battling with fatal or debilitating diseases. There are many unique aspects of bone marrow transplantation which makes it very different from solid organ transplants. There is an enormous amount of research going on in this field both at clinical and basic science levels. With the rapidly changing world and field of transplantation, there is a need for an authoritative and up to date resource for transplant professionals. This book titled Contemporary Bone Marrow Transplantation aims to be a reference text comprehensively covering various facets of hematopoietic stem cell transplants with latest insights about the technique and basic science behind it . The book is the product of collective effort of transplant professionals round the world, and will reflect their experience as well as the current standard of care practices in Stem cell transplantation. The book will be divided into different sections focusing on the basic science of bone marrow transplant, the technical aspects of the procedure itself and the supportive care of transplant patients. There will also be a section each on epidemiology, upcoming trends and also case studies, which will discuss real case scenarios from the experience of the authors, to illustrate the practical challenges in managing bone marrow transplant recipients.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 8, 2021).
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Organ and tissue transplantation (Springer (Firm))
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Table of Contents
Introduction: History of bone marrow transplantatin
Biology of bone marrow transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation: the procedure
Stem cell processing
Supportive care in bone marrow transplantation
Epidemiology of bone marrow transplantation
Newer trends.
Biology of bone marrow transplantation
Bone marrow transplantation: the procedure
Stem cell processing
Supportive care in bone marrow transplantation
Epidemiology of bone marrow transplantation
Newer trends.