Critical Care Hepatology

Ch 1. INTRODUCTION (M. Fink) Ch 2. OVERVIEW OF LIVER DISEASES (O. Shakil and B. Berk) Hepatic anatomy and physiology Derangements in liver disease Candicacy for liver transplantation Ch 3. VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE (K. Abu-Elmagd and A. Zajko) Medical therapy Surgical therapy Radiologic interventions Ch 4. PATHOLOGY OF THE LIVER (J. Demetris and T.Wu) Native liver Transplanted liver Ch 5. OVERVIEW OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (T. Gayowski and A. Jain) History of liver transplantation The evolution of the procedure Donor issues - cadaveric vs. living donors Outcomes after liver transplantation Ch 6. GRAFT FAILURE: CAUSE, RECOGNITION, AND TREATMENT (D. Geller) Donor factors Technical considerations Recurrent disease Ch 7. IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MANAGEMENT (J. Fung) Transplant immunology Immunosuppressive agents Ch 8. INFECTIONS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (P. Linden and S. Kusne) Bacterial Viral Fungal Ch 9. AN OVERVIEW OF ICU MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES IN LIVER DISEASES (D. Kramer) Coagulopathy Nutritional support Ch 10. RENAL FAILURE IN LIVER DISEASE (J. McCauley) Etiologies Management Ch 11. CARDIAC AND PULMONARY DYSFUNCTION IN LIVER DISEASE (B. Eghtesad and V.Scott) Hepatopulmonary syndrome Pulmonary hypertension Cardiac dysfunction Acute pulmonary dysfunction Ch 12.NEUROPSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS IN LIVER DISEASE (S. Goldstein and A. Di Martini) Etiologies Encephalopathy Drug toxicities Ch 13. ACUTE LIVER FAILURE (G. Mazariegos and S. Aggarwal) Etiology, prognosis and management Bioartificial liver support Ch 14. ICU PROGNOSTIC MODELS IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (D. Angus and H. Doyle)