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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815191203321

Titolo

Medical care of the liver transplant patient / / edited by Pierre-Alain Clavien, James F. Trotter ; associate editor, Beat Müllhaupt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-4443-9842-3

1-283-40877-5

9786613408778

1-4443-9844-X

1-4443-9841-5

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (492 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClavienPierre-Alain

TrotterJames F

MüllhauptBeat

Disciplina

617.5/5620592

Soggetti

Liver - Transplantation

Preoperative care

Postoperative care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Management of the potential transplant recipient -- pt. 2. Donor issues and management in the perioperative period -- pt. 3. Chronic problems in the transplant recipient -- pt. 4. Pediatric liver transplantation.

Sommario/riassunto

This book builds on the success of previous editions, once again providing hepatologists the most current clinical guide on how to best treat the liver transplant recipient. With an international mix of experienced contributors, this new edition highlights initial indication and selection of the potential recipient, management of the donor organ, post-operative complications in the patient through to acute recovery, long-term follow-up, and continued health. This provides the user a complete guide to the correct clinical management of both the recipient and the donor organ through all stages o