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Liver Transplantation - Basic Issues
Edited by Hesham Abdeldayem and Naglaa Allam, ISBN 978-953-51-0016-4, Hard cover, 418 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: February 15, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license, in subject Surgery
DOI: 10.5772/1473
This book covers a wide spectrum of topics including history of liver transplantation, ischemia-reperfusion injury, immunology of liver transplantation, viral hepatitis and liver transplantation, other indications for liver transplantation, prognostic factors and perioperative period. The authors of the chapters are experts in their respective fields. They are proponents covering different aspects of liver transplantation and come from many centers across the world. The interdisciplinary approach and the authority of the contributors resulted in a valuable reference to anyone interested in developing a global view in liver transplantation including medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and practicing physicians and surgeons as well as researchers in the field of liver transplantation.
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Book contents
- Chapter 1History and Evolution of Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 2Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Associated with Liver Transplantation in 2011: Past and Future
- Chapter 3The Influences of Nitric Oxide on Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
- Chapter 4Immunology of Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 5Clinical Immunosuppression
- Chapter 6Prognostic Factors for Survival in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
- Chapter 7The Rise of Glutaminase in End-Stage Liver Diseases
- Chapter 8Disease Targeted Measures of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease Before and After Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 9Hepatitis C and Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 10HCV-Recurrence After Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 11Management of Recurrent HCV and HBV Infections after Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 12Role of Liver Transplantation in Acute Liver Failure
- Chapter 13Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Hcc)
- Chapter 14Liver Transplantation Due to Abdominal Trauma
- Chapter 15Intensive Care Management of Patients Prior to Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 16Anesthesia in Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 17Cardiovascular Monitoring and Substitution of the Blood Volume During Liver Transplantation
- Chapter 18The Post-Reperfusion Syndrome (PRS): Diagnosis, Incidence and Management
- Chapter 19Malignant Hyperthermia in Liver Transplantation
