Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of this text has been greatly expanded and updated to reflect growth in the number of liver transplants and the growing patient population. The focus of the book is on critical care of patients, liver preservation, neurologic complications, metabolism of drugs, liver diseases, and the role of the clinical transplant coordinator. This work is intended for: physicians who care for liver-transplant patients; gastroenterologists; surgeons who perform liver transplants; and primary care physicians who manage these patients before and after the procedure.