RT Book, Section
A1 Albright, Brooke
A2 Atchabahian, Arthur
A2 Gupta, Ruchir
SR Print(0)
ID 57261523
T1 Chapter 80. Renal Transplant
T2 The Anesthesia Guide
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176049-2
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57261523
RD 2024/09/08
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