TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Transplant Protocols and Pharmacologic Considerations in the Pediatric Patient A1 - Moravec, Megan A1 - Singer, Pamela A2 - Molmenti, Ernesto Pompeo PY - 2023 T2 - Molmenti’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management, 2e AB - Management of the pediatric kidney transplant patient involves balancing the long-term health and outcomes of the transplanted organ with the potential risks for side effects, including infections, growth alterations, hypertension (HTN), diabetes, and malignancy. This chapter focuses on posttransplant treatment protocols and considerations specific to the pediatric patient. Although pediatric transplant management consensus guidelines do not exist, this chapter is based on data reported in the literature and consensus among various transplant centers. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194188617 ER -