Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient : Total Pre-, Intra- and Post-Operative Management.

Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient looks at monitoring and maintaining the health of organ recipients and donors, pre, during and post-operatively. There are twenty-nine chapters containing practical advice on total patient management. They are arranged into 8 sections and follow the stage...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Killenberg, Paul G.
Other Authors: Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Smith, Alastair
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
Edition:3rd ed.
Table of Contents:
  • Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient, 3E; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: Management of the Potential Transplant Recipient; Chapter 1. Selection and Evaluation of the Recipient (including Retransplantation); Chapter 2. Monitoring the Patient Awaiting Transplantation; Chapter 3. Management of Portal Hypertension and Biliary Problems Prior to Transplantation; Chapter 4. Psychosocial Evaluation of the Potential Recipient; Chapter 5. Financial Considerations; Chapter 6. Donor Organ Distribution; Chapter 7. Viral Hepatitis; Chapter 8. Hepatoma.