Anaesthesia for patients with a transplanted organ

Increasing numbers of individuals leading normal lives have transplanted or gans. They may appear in any hospital for treatment of trauma or general di seases. Common anaesthesia methods can be used for these patients, but safe conduct of anaesthesia requires knowledge of the immunosuppression, risk f actors, and altered physiology or drug actions. This article reviews the an aesthesia-related literature on patients with transplanted organs.