Bookedited by Pere Ginès, Patrick S. Kamath, Vicente Arroyo.
Contents:
The organ
Cells in the liver: functions in health and disease
Liver physiology
Assessment of liver function in clinical practice
Physiology of the splanchnic and hepatic circulations
Fibrosis as a major mechanism of chronic liver disease
Stem cells and chronic liver failure: potential new therapeutics
The role of inflammatory mediators in liver failure
Genomics of the liver in health and disease
Effects of liver failure on organ systems
Hepatic encephalopathy and alterations of cerebral function
Bacterial translocation and alterations of the digestive system
SIRS, bacterial infections, and alterations of the immune system
Regulation of the extracellular fluid volume and renal function
The heart in chronic liver failure
Haemostasis abnormalities in chronic liver failure
The systemic and splanchnic circulations
Hepatic microcirculation
Angiogenesis and vascular growth in liver diseases
Pulmonary alterations in chronic liver failure
Adrenal function in chronic liver failure
Management of chronic liver failure
Antibiotic prophylaxis and management of bacterial infections
Management of ascites and hyponatremia
Management of renal failure
Correction of abnormalities of haemostasis in chronic liver disease
The treatment and prevention of variceal bleeding
Extracorporeal artificial liver support systems
Issues in transplantation of patients with chronic liver failure
Chronic liver disease in the intensive care.