Gebhard Wagener, MD is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Columbia University Medical Center, Director, Vascular Anesthesia Division, Member Division of Critical Care Anesthesia

New edition is the only correct available book on the topic

Focuses on the practical aspect of liver anesthesiology and critical care

Provides a comprehensive and in-depth summary of the knowledge in this field

Includes new chapters on chronic liver failure and hepatic cirrhosis, preoperative risk assessment, the splanchnic and systemic circulation in liver disease, and analgesia for liver resection including regional techniques

Written for anesthesiologists and critical care physicians caring for patients undergoing liver surgery and transplantation

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.