Hepatic and Biliary Diseases: Anesthesiologists Perspective

Chandra Kant Pandey MDProfessor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, IndiaSoumya Sankar Nath MDAssociate Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaMukesh Tripathi MDProfessor, Department of Anesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

• 1. Basic Anatomy of the Liver and Biliary Tract.2. Hepatic Blood Flow, Regulation and its Clinical Relevance.3. Functions of the Liver.4. Biochemical Evaluation of Liver Function5. Drug Biotransformation by the Liver.6. The Effects of Anesthetic Drugs on Hepatic Blood Flow.7. Hepatotoxicty of Inhaled Anesthetics8. Co-drug Therapy and Anesthetic Drugs in Liver Disease.9. Considerations in Selecting an Inhaled Anesthetic Agents in Liver Disease.10. Coagulopathies in Liver Disease.11. Coagulation System Monitoring in Liver Disease.12. Alcohol and Liver Diseases.13. Fulminant Hepatic Failure.14. Hepatopulmonary Syndrome.15. Portopulmonary Hypertension.16. Hepatorenal Syndrome17. Endocrine Dysfunction in Liver Disease.18. Liver Disease in Pregnancy.19. Metabolic Disturbances in Liver Disease.20. Estimation and Modification of Operative Risk in Patients with Liver Disease.21. Portal Hypertension and Perioperative Care.22. Anesthesia for Liver Trauma and Liver Resection.23. Anesthesia for Liver Transplant24. Obstructive Jaundice and its Anesthetic Management.25. Postoperative Jaundice.26. Artificial Hepatic Support Systems.27. Porphyrias and Anesthesia28. Crigler Najjar Syndrome.29. Gilbert’s Syndrome.30. Glycogen Storage Diseases.31. Congenital Cholestatic Syndromes.32. Alagille Syndrome33. Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis.34. Biliary Atresia.Index