The second edition of this text has been greatly expanded and updated to reflect growth in the number of liver transplants and the growing patient population. The focus of the book is on critical care of patients, liver preservation, neurologic complications, metabolism of drugs, liver diseases, and the role of the clinical transplant coordinator. This work is intended for: physicians who care for liver-transplant patients; gastroenterologists; surgeons who perform liver transplants; and primary care physicians who manage these patients before and after the procedure.
The second edition of this text has been greatly expanded and updated to reflect growth in the number of liver transplants and the growing patient population. The focus of the book is on critical care of patients, liver preservation, neurologic complications, metabolism of drugs, liver diseases, and the role of the clinical transplant coordinator. This work is intended for: physicians who care for liver-transplant patients; gastroenterologists; surgeons who perform liver transplants; and primary care physicians who manage these patients before and after the procedure.
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Höhe: 235 mm
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978-0-8385-8990-8 (9780838589908)
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Liver Transplantation: A History of Past and Present with a Vision of the Future. Selection of Patient for Liver Transplantation. Operative Procedures. Reduced Sized Grafts in Liver Transplantation. Living Related Liver Transplantation. Auxiliary Liver Transplantation. Prognostic Models to Assist in Timing of Liver Transplantation. Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Postoperative Care: Immediate. Postoperative Care: Long Term. Rejection of the Transplanted Liver. Immunosuppressive Agents. Histopathology of the Liver Following Transplantation. Preservation of the Liver. The Role of the Clinical Transplant Coordinator: Patients, Families, and Referring Physicians. Immunology of Hepatic Allograft Rejection. Infectious Disease Problems. Neurological Complications Following Liver Transplantation. Metabolism of Drugs Before and After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation in the Alcoholic Patient. Liver Transplantation in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Liver Transplantation in Patients With Tumors. Liver Transplantation in Patients With Fulminant Hepatitis. Survival Following Liver Transplantation. Temporary Hepatic Support Systems: The Then and Maybe. Selected Topics in Critical Care of Liver Transplant Recipients. Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
