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Book SynopsisPractical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is the only comprehensive yet practical guide to the total care of the transplant patient.
Table of Contents1 Why hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and for whom?.
A. J. Cant, C. Craddock and R. Skinner.
2 Pre-transplant assessment.
M. Slatter and S. Fox.
3 The transplant.
R. Skinner, A. Lennard and P. Veys.
4 Care of the transplant patient.
C. Charley and W. Larmouth.
5 Prevention of infection during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
W. Larmouth and A.Galloway.
6 Bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections in the transplant patient.
G. Jones, J. Clark and A. Galloway.
7 Virus infections in the HSCT patient.
C. Taylor and A. Turner.
8 Management of febrile neutropenia and system-specific infections.
G. Jones, J. Clark and A. Galloway.
9 The role of intensive care in the management of hematopoietic stem cell patients.
B. Fulton and A. Gascoigne.
10 Graft-vs.-host disease and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease.
M. Abinun and J. Cavet.
11 Gastrointestinal, respiratory and renal/urogenital complications of HSCT.
M. Abinun and J. Cavet.
12 Follow up in the first year after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
A.R. Gennery and M.P. Collin.
13 Immune recovery following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and vaccination.
A.R. Gennery, D. Barge and G. Spickett.
14 Prevention of infection following discharge after hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
H. Harvey and A. Reed.
15 Social and psychological aspects of care.
M. Allan and D. Holder.
16 Long-term follow up of transplant recipients.
R. Skinner and G. Jackson.
17 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation – the future.
A.J. Cant and G. Jackson.
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