Product Description

Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patientis a concise and practical guide for the general practitioner caring for the pre- and post-operative liver transplant patient. Specific chapters cover important issues from initial evaluation through long-term follow-up. The second edition of this acclaimed text offers four new chapters covering the anesthesia, disease recurrence, and cutaneous propleus in liver transplant patients and adult living donor. there is also an expanded section on drug therapy.

A comprehensive approach including special sections on psychiatric evaluation and social rehabilitation.

Covers treatment of most common problems arising in the course of the pre- and post-operative patient.

Current and expanded section on drug therapy with coverage of uses and complications

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2366433 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 443 pages

Review
"This book is easy to read and well worth its cost." -- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy January, 1999

"...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

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

From the Back Cover
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

About the Author
Paul G. Killenberg MD, Chief of Division, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, USA

Pierre-Alain Clavien, MD PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Zuerich University Medical Center, Switzerland

Customer Reviews

Well worth the price!!
I bought this book for my Advanced Hepatology Fellowship almost 6 months ago. Since then, I have had a chance to go through 4-5 chapters in this book and I have to say that I am amazed at the clarity and flow of information in this book. The authors have done a commendable job. This is probably the only detailed book on the market that specifically addresses the medical management of a liver transplant patient and does so beautifully. I highly recommend this book for anyone active in taking care of patients pre- or post- liver transplant.