1. Perioperative Management of the Liver Transplant Recipient
- Author
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Sarah J. Frogge, Manpreet Chadha, David J. Kramer, and Eric M. Siegal
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Nephrology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Resuscitation ,Intensivist ,Critical Care Nursing ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Perioperative Nursing ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Patient Care Team ,Perioperative management ,business.industry ,Iatrogenic injury ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Liver Transplantation ,Liver transplant recipient ,030228 respiratory system ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Female ,business ,Liver Failure ,Respiratory care - Abstract
Perioperative management of the liver transplant recipient is a team effort that requires close collaboration between intensivist, surgeon, anesthesiologist, hepatologist, nephrologist, other specialists, and hospital staff before and after surgery. Transplant viability must be reassessed regularly and particularly with each donor organ. Regular discussions with patient and family facilitate realistic determinations of goals based on patient aspirations and clinical realities. Early attention to hemodynamics with optimal resuscitation and judicious vasopressor support, respiratory care designed to minimize iatrogenic injury, and early renal support is key. Preoperative and postoperative nutritional support and physical rehabilitation should remain a focus.
- Published
- 2019