TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 80. Renal Transplant A1 - Albright, Brooke A2 - Atchabahian, Arthur A2 - Gupta, Ruchir PY - 2013 T2 - The Anesthesia Guide AB - 5 stages of renal failure Most common causes of ESRD: DM, glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease, and systemic HTNRenal blood flow: 3–5 mL/min/gm in normal tissueIf RBF <0.5 mL/min/gm, renal cells become ischemic and drug elimination is slowedSurvival rate of patients after renal transplantation depends on the source of the donor kidneyKidneys from a living donor seem to do better at 1 and 5 years post-transplantation compared to kidneys from a cadaverCommon causes of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients include hypertension (75%), coronary artery disease (15–30%), sepsis (27%), diabetes (16–19%), neoplasm (13%), and stroke (8%)During the first year post-transplantation, most deaths are due to infectious causes SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57261523 ER -