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Thesis
Pancreas Transplant: An Option For Treatment of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2000
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3759
Abstract
The syndrome of Type 1 diabetes mellitus includes abnormal blood glucose metabolism and is associated with development of retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys the beta cells in the islet of Langerhans in the pancreas. It is a catabolic disorder in which circulating insulin is absent and external replacement is required. The DCCT Research Group (1993) proved the value of a rigid schedule of insulin injections to reduce the development of complications. Pancreas islet cell transplantation and whole-organ pancreas transplant are surgical options that may cure Type 1 diabetes. This paper reviews the mechanism of end organ damage caused by the hyperglycemia of Type 1 diabetes, current medical and surgical therapy and describes patient eligibility criteria for transplant for use by the primary care provider.
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- Title
- Pancreas Transplant: An Option For Treatment of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- Creators
- Kimberley Everett Koon
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590734101842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis