Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

 

Description:

Providing anesthesiology for liver surgery and especially liver transplantation is highly complex and requires profound expertise in the physiology and pathophysiology of liver disease. This new edition incorporates the latest information in the field and remains the only available book on the topic. It  focuses on the practical aspect of liver anesthesiology and critical care, while providing a comprehensive and in depth summary of the knowledge in this field. Most liver transplant centers now have dedicated teams providing anesthesia care during liver transplantations. In the last years there has been a substantial increase in knowledge and improvement in techniques in anesthesiology and critical care of patients undergoing liver surgery and transplant patients. Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 2nd Edition includes new chapters on chronic liver failure and hepatic cirrhosis, preoperative risk assessment, evidence in liver anesthesiology, the splanchnic and systemic circulation in liver disease and a special focus on analgesia for liver resection including regional techniques. Written for anesthesiologists and critical care physicians caring for patients undergoing liver surgery and transplantation, this book proves to be an essential companion and review book as the number of liver surgeries with higher complexity continue to increase.

 

Table of Contents:

 

Part I. Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Liver Disease

1.  Physiology and Anatomy of the Liver

2.  Chronic Liver Failure and Hepatic Cirrhosis

3.  Acute Hepatic Failure

4.  The Splanchnic and Systemic Circulation in Liver Disease

5.  Drug Metabolism in Liver Failure

6.  Evaluation of Liver Function

Part II. Anesthesiology for Liver Transplantation

7.  History of Liver Transplantation

8.  Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics: The European Perspective

9.  Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics: The US Perspective

10.  Surgical Techniques in Liver Transplantation

11.  Intraoperative Monitoring

12.  Evidence for Anesthetic Practice in Liver Transplant Anesthesiology

13.  Caval Cross-Clamping, Piggyback and Veno-Venous Bypass

14.  Hemodynamic Changes, Cardiac Output Monitoring and Inotropic Support

15.  Coagulopathy: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and Treatment

16.  Physiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Blood Loss During Liver Transplantation

17.  The Marginal Liver Donor and Organ Preservation Strategies

18.  Pediatric Liver Transplantation

19.  Combined Solid Organ Transplantation Involving the Liver

20.  Liver Transplantation for the Patient with High MELD

21.  Perioperative Considerations for Transplantation in Acute Liver Failure

22.  The Patient with Severe Co-morbidities: Renal Failure

23.  The Patient with Severe Co-morbidities: Cardiac Disease

24.  Pulmonary Complications of Liver Disease

25.  The Patient with Severe Co-morbidities: CNS Disease and Increased Intracranial Pressure

Part III. Anesthesiology for Liver Surgery

26.  Hepatobiliary Surgery: Indications, Evaluation and Outcomes

27.  Liver Resection Surgery: Anesthetic Management, Monitoring, Fluids and Electrolytes

28.  Anesthetic Aspects of Living Donor Hepatectomy

29.  Complications of Liver Surgery

30.  The Patient with Liver Disease Undergoing Non-hepatic Surgery

Part IV. Critical Care Medicine for Liver Transplantation

31.  Routine Postoperative Care After Liver Transplantation

32.  Immunosuppression

33.  Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation

34.  Early Graft Failure

35.  Sepsis and Infection

36.  Respiratory Failure and ARDS

Part V. Critical Care Medicine for Liver Surgery

37.  Postoperative Care of Living Donor for Liver Transplant

38.  Liver Surgery: Early Complications—Liver Failure, Bile Leak and Sepsis

39.  Pain Management in Liver Transplantation

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