Blood and Marrow Transplant Handbook Comprehensive Guide for Patient Care /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maziarz, Richard T. (Editor), Slater, Susan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Surgical transplantation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Transplant Surgery.

Developed by the Blood and Marrow Transplant team at Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, this pocket guide provides medical management guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients from the moment of their initial consultation throughout the transplant proces...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• The Business of Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Stem Cell Sources
• Pre-Transplant Evaluation
• Conditioning Regimens
• Supportive Care
• Nutrition
• Infection Prophylaxis
• Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis
• Transfusion Medicine
• Antithrombotic Guidelines
• Engraftment
• Follow up Care
• Infectious Complications
• Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease
• Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease
• Oral Complications
• Gastrointestinal Complications
• Pulmonary Complications
• Cardiovascular Complications
• Acute Kidney Injury
• Thrombotic Microangiopathies
• Graft Failure
• Post-transplant Relapse
• Palliative Care
• Survivorship
• Appendix 1: Procedure: Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy
• Appendix 2: Procedure: Lumbar puncture
• Appendix 3: Procedure: Ommaya reservoir tap
• Appendix 4: Procedure: Skin biopsy
• Appendix 5: OHSU Low bacteria diet.