Chapter 43
Anesthetic Management of Liver Surgery
Marco P. Zalunardo MD,
Marco P. Zalunardo MD
Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorMarco P. Zalunardo MD,
Marco P. Zalunardo MD
Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Pierre-Alain Clavien MD, Phd, FACS, FRCS,
Stefan Breitenstein MD,
Pierre-Alain Clavien MD, Phd, FACS, FRCS
Professor Chairman
Department of Surgery, Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorStefan Breitenstein MD
Department of Surgery, Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 09 December 2009
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Preoperative evaluation
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Liver transplantation
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Intraoperative management
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Special considerations
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Hemostatic management
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Self-assessment questions
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References
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Self-assessment answers
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