Manual of Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplantation

This multidisciplinary pocket manual covers all aspects of the transplantation process, from stem cell processing to patient counseling.

Over the past 35 years, stem cell and bone marrow transplantation have evolved from experimental therapies to well-established and widely used treatments for a variety of malignant and nonmalignant conditions. This is a practical pocket manual for all members of the stem cell and bone marrow transplant team, based on a popular in-house handbook used at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The manual covers all aspects of the transplantation process, from stem cell processing through management of transplant-related complications. Evaluation and counseling of patients and donors, preventative care, and conditioning regimens are also covered, making this an ideal resource for nurses as well. The text is handily arranged in outline format to maximize the usefulness and convenience of this resource.

1. Rationale for transplantation
2. Types of transplantation
3. HLA matching in allogeneic transplantation
4. Stem cell source
5. Pre-transplant evaluation and counseling of patient and donor
6. Conditioning regimes
7. Stem cell infusion
8. ABO compatibility
9. Engraftment
10. Preventive care
11. Transplant related complications
12. Graft versus host disease - prophylaxis and acute
13. Graft versus host disease - chronic
14.
Engraftment syndrome
15. Infectious disease
16. Graft rejection and failure
17. Gastrointestinal complications
18. Pulmonary complications
19. Veno-occlusive disease
20. Special transfusion-related situations
21. Cardiovascular complications
22. Neurologic complications
23. Cystitis
24. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI)
25. Transplantation: regulation and accreditation.