Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient

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Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient looks atmonitoring and maintaining the health of organ recipients anddonors, pre, during and post-operatively. There are twenty-nine chapters containing practical advice ontotal patient management. They are arranged into 8 sections andfollow the stages of transplantation from first indication andselection of potential recipient, through to acute recovery,long-term follow-up and continued health. In this edition there are new chapters on special considerationsin liver transplant patients such as viral hepatitis, alcoholicliver disease and live donor liver transplantation. It alsocontains the very latest information concerning complications andrecurring problems after transplantation. Another new chapterconsiders fresh approaches and developments in the future. This is a vital reference to all members of the medical teaminvolved at different stages in the care of liver transplantationpatients including hepatologists, gastroenterologists, transplantsurgeons, specialist nurses, and nutritionists.

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Paul G Killenberg

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Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin Gastroenterologie Gastroenterology General & Internal Medicine Medical Science Medizin

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"The book is well written, easy to read and full of valuablereferences. [...] It is a valuable aid for both transplant andnon-transplant hepatologists and for surgeons. [...] It is oneof the few books combining all the relevant clinical aspects of thecontinuously growing knowledge on liver transplantation, a specialsetting where the coexistence of multidisciplinary competences andskills is critical to allow optimal results." Digestiveand Liver Disease, October 2006 "This textbook facilitates the integration process byproviding an excellent resource for non-transplant physician whocare for patients with liver disease pre or post transplantation.[...] The chapters provide a handy reference for the managementof most problems encountered by transplant patients following theimmediate post operative period." from review inHepatology on first edition Review of the first edition "...The authors encourage a dialogue between the personalphysician and the liver transplant center personnel...Detaileddiscussion of management during the perioperative period should beappreciated by specialists including hepatologists, transplantsurgeons, and transplant coordinators as well as residents andfellows training in this discipline... this book is easy to readand well worth its cost..."
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