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00868 Anesthesia xtrprtl procedures rnl transpl

Anesthesia

Also known as: kidney transplant anesthesia, renal transplant anesthesia

Anesthesia for extraperitoneal procedures involving renal transplant. Covers general anesthesia for kidney transplantation, both donor nephrectomy and recipient transplant procedures.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for renal transplantation (recipient procedure) or living donor nephrectomy. Recipients typically have end-stage renal disease with associated comorbidities including hyperkalemia, fluid overload, anemia, and uremic coagulopathy requiring careful anesthetic management.

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Specialties

anesthesiologytransplant surgeryurology

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