Chronic Liver Failure Mechanisms and Management

Chronic liver failure is a frequent condition in clinical practice that encompasses all manifestations of patients with end-stage liver diseases. Chronic liver failure is a multiorgan syndrome that affects the liver, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, adrenal glands, and vascular, coagulation, and immune...

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Other Authors: Ginès, Pere (Editor), Kamath, Patrick S. (Editor), Arroyo, Vicente (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Clinical Gastroenterology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Chronic liver failure is a frequent condition in clinical practice that encompasses all manifestations of patients with end-stage liver diseases. Chronic liver failure is a multiorgan syndrome that affects the liver, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, adrenal glands, and vascular, coagulation, and immune systems. Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management covers for the first time all aspects of chronic liver failure in a single book, from pathogenesis to current management. Each chapter is written by a worldwide known expert in their area and all provide the latest state-of-the-art knowledge. This volume is specifically designed to provide answers to clinical questions to all doctors dealing with patients with liver diseases, not only clinical gastroenterologists and hepatologists, but also to internists, nephrologists, intensive care physicians, and transplant surgeons
Physical Description:XVIII, 590 p online resource
ISBN:9781607618669