Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient

Part I: Selection of the Potential Transplant Recipient: 1. Selection of Patients and Timing of Liver Transplantation; 2. Evaluation of Potential Liver Transplant Recipients; 3. Fulminant Hepatic Failure; 4. Management of Portal Hypertension and Biliary Disease Prior to Transplantation; 5. Transplantation in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease; 6. Psychiatric Evaluation and Care of the Liver Transplant Patient; 7. Financial Considerations in Liver Transplantation; 8. Procurement and Allocation of Donor Livers; Part II: Management in the Perioperative Period: 9. The Transplant Operation; 10. Recovery Following Liver Transplantation; 11. Rejection of the Liver Graft; 12. Infection in the Liver Transplant Recipient: Approach to the Febrile Patient; 13. Vascular Aspects of Liver Transplantation; 14. Biliary Complications Following Liver Transplantation; 15. The Role of Histopathology in the Evaluation of the Liver Transplant Recipient; 16. Research in Liver Transplantation: A Cooperative Endeavor; Part III: Chronic Medical Problems in the Transplant Recipient: 17. Medical Problems After Liver Transplantation; 18. Management of Cardiovascular Problems After Liver Transplantation; 19. Renal Function in the Liver Transplant Patient; 20. Obesity and Hyperlipidemia After Liver Transplantation; 21. Social Rehabilitation of the Liver Transplant Patient; Part IV: Medications: 22. Pharmacology of the Immunosuppressive Drugs Used in Liver Transplantation; 23. Drug Interactions with Commonly Used Immunosuppressive Agents; Part V: Pediatric Liver Transplantation: 24. Liver Transplantation in Children; Index