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Chapter-28 Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation

BOOK TITLE: Critical Care

Author
1. Sarma Utpal
2. Nasa Vaibhav Kumar
3. Singhal Amit Kumar
ISBN
9789351522133
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12670_29
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
20
Author Affiliations
1. BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
2. BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
3. BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
Liver transplantation, orthotopic liver transplantation, live liver donor, central venous pressure, brain-dead donors, coronary artery disease, chronic liver disease

Abstract

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the only definitive therapy for most forms of acute and chronic hepatic failure. The first successful orthotopic liver transplant was performed by Starzl in 1963. Liver transplantation is a complex surgical procedure which entails replacement of unhealthy liver with a new liver allograft. This surgical procedure is now widely common all over the world in various medical centers. Cirrhotic disease, cholestatic disease, acute hepatic failure and metabolic disease are the indications for orthotopic liver transplantation. Living donors and brain-dead donors are anesthetic management of donor. General core, respiratory, cardiovascular, fluids and nutrition, blood and coagulation, systemic effects and investigations are the principles of donor management. The main focus of this chapter is on anesthetic management of donor and anesthetic management of the recipients including preoperative evaluation and optimization, intraoperative management, early-extubation (fast-tracking), postoperative care and postoperative adverse events.

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