title: Evaluation of the pediatric renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Renal transplantation is the preferred therapy for children with end stage renal disease. A functioning renal allograft can dramatically improve a child's quality of life. Advances in immunosuppressive therapy and clinical practice approaches have significantly improved graft survival rates allowing children to attain near normal growth and development. Accurate assessment and appropriate nursing care enhances long-term survival of these young patients.
authors.affiliation: Albany Medical Center, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neumann
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011788:Quality of Life