Drugs and the Liver by D. Galmarini HARDBACK 9780792323075

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Explore the latest advancements in liver disease and transplantation with "Drugs and the Liver: High Risk Patients and Transplantation." This comprehensive guide covers epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and clinical management, with a special focus on high-risk patients and liver transplantation. Leading physicians and surgeons discuss disease pathogenesis, fulminant hepatitis, organ donor management, surgical techniques, and post-transplant care, including immunosuppression and rejection prevention drugs. Key topics include: * Epidemiology and diagnosis of liver disease * Prognosis and clinical management strategies * Pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis (viral and alcohol-related) * Special considerations for high-risk patients (children, fulminant hepatitis) * Liver transplantation: donor management, preservation, surgical techniques, and post-transplant follow-up * Side effects of immunosuppression and latest anti-rejection drugs This first edition hardcover book, written by D. Galmarini, L. R. Fassati, R. Paoletti, and R. Paoletti, provides essential insights for physicians, hepatologists, pharmacologists, pathologists, and transplant surgeons. Summary: Drugs and the Liver: High Risk Patients and Transplantation book, Hardcover, First edition, English, 186 pages, ISBN 9780792323075, Published by Springer Dordrecht, Written by D. Galmarini, L. R. Fassati, R. Paoletti, R. Paoletti.