Practical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is the only comprehensive yet practical guide to the total care of the transplant patient. It provides a ready source of reference to help health care professionals involved in the management of patients requiring bone marrow and stem cell transplantations - covering many of the infections and complications that may arise.

An essential, practical manual for all those working in the field of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation

A balanced practical text aimed at the whole multi-disciplinary team
Easy to use - practically organized - covering all aspects of pre and post transplant care - including social and psychological aspects
Experienced and well respected editorial team CONTENTS: 1 Why hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and for whom?

2 Pre-transplant assessment

3 The transplant

4 Care of the transplant patient

5 Prevention of infection during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

6 Bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections in the transplant patient

7 Virus infections in the HSCT patient

8 Management of febrile neutropenia and system-specific infections

9 The role of intensive care in the management of hematopoietic stem cell patients

10 Graft-vs.-host disease and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease

11 Gastrointestinal, respiratory and renal/urogenital complications of HSCT

12 Follow up in the first year after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

13 Immune recovery following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and vaccination

14 Prevention of infection following discharge after hematopoietic stem cell transplant

15 Social and psychological aspects of care

16 Long-term follow up of transplant recipients

17 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - the future

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