Table of Contents

Epidemiology and Natural History of Chronic Liver Disease.- Management of Ascites.- Portosystemic Shunt Embolization in Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy.- Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding Management.- Renal Dysfunction in Patients with Cirrhosis.- Intensive Care Management of Patients with Cirrhosis.- Infections in Critically Ill Cirrhosis Patients.- Obesity and the Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patient.- Frailty and Sarcopenia in the Critically Ill Patient with Cirrhosis.- Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis.- Acute on Chronic Liver Failure.- Anticoagulation in the Hospitalized Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis: Management of a Delicate Balance.- The Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Liver Transplantation.- Gender Disparities in Liver Transplantation.- The Role of Palliative Care in Cirrhosis.

About the Author

Robert S. Rahimi, MD, MSCRBaylor University Medical CenterTexas A&M Health Science CenterDallas, TXUSA