Product Description

This completely updated edition of the acclaimed Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient is the most comprehensive and reliable source of information on the pre- and post-operative care of liver transplant patients. The multi-disciplinary author team offers a concise and practical guide for general practitioners, as well as specialists in hepatology and transplant surgery, and residents and fellows training in this discipline. This new edition covers these latest developments and includes new chapters on:

• Living Related Donor Transplantation


• Recurrence of the Original Liver Disease after Transplantation


• Anesthesia for the Liver Transplant Patient


• Cutaneous Problems in Liver Transplant Patients

Product Details

• Published on: 2001-04-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 443 pages

Review
"...The authors encourage a dialogue between the personal physician and the liver transplant center personnel...Detailed discussion of management during the perioperative period should be appreciated by specialists including hepatologists, transplant surgeons, and transplant coordinators as well as residents and fellows training in this discipline... this book is easy to read and well worth its cost..."

-Eugene Schiff, MD

Published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, January 1999 on the last edition

Hepatology vol 27, no 5
the editors have succeeded admirably in their intent to provide a resource for physicians

Book Info
Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC. Complete reference for clinicians on the peri- and postoperative care of liver transplant patients. Includes new chapters on cutaneous problems, living related donor transplant, recurrence of original disease after transplant, and anesthesia. Previous edition: c1996. DNLM: Liver Transplantation.