Providing anesthesiology for liver surgery and especially liver transplantation is highly complex and requires profound expertise in the physiology and pathophysiology of liver disease. This new edition incorporates the latest information in the field and remains the only available book on the topic. It focuses on the practical aspect of liver anesthesiology and critical care, while providing a comprehensive and in depth summary of the knowledge in this field. Most liver transplant centers now have dedicated teams providing anesthesia care during liver transplantations. In the last years there has been a substantial increase in knowledge and improvement in techniques in anesthesiology and critical care of patients undergoing liver surgery and transplant patients.

Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 2nd Edition includes new chapters on chronic liver failure and hepatic cirrhosis, preoperative risk assessment, evidence in liver anesthesiology, the splanchnic and systemic circulation in liver disease and a special focus on analgesia for liver resection including regional techniques. Written for anesthesiologists and critical care physicians caring for patients undergoing liver surgery and transplantation, this book proves to be an essential companion and review book as the number of liver surgeries with higher complexity continue to increase.

Part I: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Liver Disease

1 Physiology and Anatomy of the Liver
2 Chronic Liver Failure and Hepatic Cirrhosis
3 Acute Hepatic Failure
4 The Splanchnic and Systemic Circulation in Liver Disease
5 Drug Metabolism in Liver Failure
6 Evaluation of Liver Function
Part II: Anesthesiology for Liver Transplantation
7 History of Liver Transplantation
8 Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics-The European Perspective
9 Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics - The US Perspective
10 Surgical Techniques in Liver Transplantation
11 Intraoperative Monitoring
12 Evidence for Anesthetic Practice in Liver Transplant Anesthesiology
13 Caval Cross-clamping, Piggyback and Veno-venous Bypass
14 Hemodynamic Changes, Cardiac Output Monitoring and Inotropic Support
15 Coagulopathy: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and Treatment
16 Physiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Blood Loss During Liver Transplantation
17 The Marginal Liver Donor and Organ Preservation Strategies
18 Pediatric Liver Transplantation
19 Combined Solid Organ Transplantation Involving the Liver
20 Liver Transplantation for the Patient with High MELD
21 Perioperative Considerations for Transplantation in Acute Liver Failure
22 Renal Failure
23 The patient with Severe Co-morbidities: Cardiac Disease
24 Pulmonary Complications of Liver Disease
25 The Patient with Severe Co-morbidities: CNS Disease and Increased Intracranial Pressure
Part III: Anesthesiology for Liver Surgery
26 Hepatobiliary Surgery: Indications, Evaluation and Outcomes
27 Liver Resection Surgery: Anesthetic Management, Monitoring, Fluids and Electrolytes
28 Anesthetic Aspects of Living Donor Hepatectomy
29 Complications of Liver Surgery
30 The Patient with Liver Disease Undergoing Non-hepatic Surgery
Part IV: Critical Care Medicine for Liver Transplantation
31 Routine Postoperative Care After Liver Transplantation.-32 Immunosuppression
33 Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation
34 Early Graft Failure
35 Sepsis and infection
36 Respiratory Failure and ARDS
Part V: Critical Care Medicine for Liver Surgery
37 Postoperative Care of Living Donor for Liver Transplant
38 Liver Surgery
Early Complications: Liver Failure, Bile Leak and Sepsis
39 Pain Management in Liver Transplantation.