title: Clinical observation and nursing care on the prevention of abdominal organ cluster transplantation rejection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical characteristics of rejection after upper abdominal cluster transplantation.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Abdominal organ cluster transplantation is used to treat multiple abdominal organ diseases. Delay in monitoring and treatment can lead to graft failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data collected from eight patients who underwent abdominal organ cluster transplantation from May 2004-March 2009 in our hospital were retrospectively assessed. The clinical manifestations of graft rejection and variations in characteristics associated with graft function were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all eight cases, graft function recovered successfully without rejection during the perioperative period. In one case, liver graft rejection occurred 1·5 months postoperatively, but dose adjustment of the anti-rejection drugs provided symptom relief.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rejection can be prevented and cured successfully through monitoring and early detection of rejection characteristics by the nursing staff.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With the increase of awareness and knowledge on the clinical observation and nursing care, the rate of transplantation rejection decreased among abdominal cluster transplant patients.
authors: Department of Organ transplantation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors: Hongxia
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Lifen
authors: L
authors: Chen
authors: Guangxiang
authors: G
authors: Gu
authors: Zhiyong
authors: Z
authors: Guo
authors: Fengqiu
authors: F
authors: Gong
authors: Shuwen
authors: S
authors: Wu
authors: Xiaoyuan
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Xiaoshun
authors: X
authors: He
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016377:Organ Transplantation