Transplantation and Blood Transfusion: Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen 1983, organized by the Red Cross Blood Bank Groningen-Drenthe

Front Matter ....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 The Development of the Liver Transplantation Team in Groningen  (C. H. Gips, R. A. F. Krom)....Pages 3-8
 Aspects of Grafting and Rejection with Special Reference to the Transplantation of Lymphocytes  (W. L. Ford)....Pages 9-15
 The DRw6 Phenomenon in Renal Transplantation  (G. F. J. Hendriks)....Pages 17-22
 Cryopreservation of Platelets, Bone Marrow and Lymphocytes: Applications for the Transplant Recipient  (A. B. Glassman)....Pages 23-33
 Discussion  (C. Th. Smit Sibinga, P. C. Das, G. Opelz)....Pages 35-39
Front Matter ....Pages 41-41
 Immune Modulation Aspects of Blood Transfusion in Transplantation Practice  (G. G. Persijn)....Pages 43-56
 Role of Lymphocytes in Graft-Versus-Host Disease and its Prevention  (D. W. van Bekkum)....Pages 57-64
 Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract as a Method of Infection Prevention in Granulocytopenic Patients; A Follow-Up Study in 102 Patients  (H. G. de Vries-Hospers, D. Th. Sleijfer, N. H. Mulder, H. O. Nieweg, D. van der Waaij)....Pages 65-72
 CMV Infection and its Prevention with Specific Immunoglobulins  (W. G. Ho, D. J. Winston, R. E. Champlin, R. P. Gale)....Pages 73-77
 Characterization of the New Cytomygalovirus Immunoglobulin Preparation for Intravenous Use  (R. Schweitzer)....Pages 79-82
 The Role of Interferons in Viral Infections in Immune Compromised Patients  (R. T. Schooley, M. S. Hirsch, R. H. Rubin, K. Cantell)....Pages 83-89
 Fundamentals of Platelet and Granulocyte Support in Myelosuppressed Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant Patients  (J. P. Hester, R. Ayyar, M. Keating, K. Dicke)....Pages 91-100
 The Use of Monoclonal Antibodies in Clinical Transplantation  (G. Opelz)....Pages 101-109
 Discussion  (C. Th. Smit Sibinga, P. C. Das, G. Opelz)....Pages 111-119
Front Matter ....Pages 121-121
 Organization and Effectiveness in Donor Procurement and Transplantation  (R. J. Ploeg)....Pages 123-129
 Organisation of a Hospital Bone Marrow Panel  (D. C. O. James)....Pages 131-139
 Developments and Limitations in Liver Preservation  (K. Rolles, R. Y. Calne)....Pages 141-144
 New Developments in Kidney Preservation  (G. Kootstra, B. G. Rijkmans, W. A. Buurman, Th. J. M. Ruers, J. P. van Hooff)....Pages 145-152
 Preservation of Hemopoietic Stem Cells  (J. M. Goldman)....Pages 153-159
 Is the Basis of Cleaning Autologous Bone Marrow Transplants in Leukemia Strong Enough?  (B. Löwenberg)....Pages 161-164
 Discussion  (C. Th. Smit Sibinga, P. C. Das, G. Opelz)....Pages 165-171
Front Matter ....Pages 173-173
 Kidney Transplantation — Current Perspective  (R. F. M. Wood)....Pages 175-184
 Present Status of Clinical Liver Transplantation Based on a Review of 5 Centres: Pittsburgh, Cambridge, Hannover, Innsbruck and Groningen  (R. A. F. Krom)....Pages 185-189
 Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation  (W. G. Ho, D. J. Winston, R. E. Champlin, S. A. Feig, R. P. Gale)....Pages 191-197
 Autologous Transplanation of Blood Derived Hemopoietic Stem Cells  (M. Körbling, Th. M. Fliedner)....Pages 199-203
 The Role of Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation in Cancer Treatment  (G. L. Phillips)....Pages 205-216
 Evolution of Superior Immune Suppression for Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation  (B. P. Griffith, R. L. Hardesty, A. Trento, Ann Lee, H. T. Bahnson)....Pages 217-226
 Discussion  (C. Th. Smit Sibinga, P. C. Das, G. Opelz)....Pages 227-232