Oxford Textbook of Transplant Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Saving lives through organ transplantation has become increasingly possible thanks to advances in research and care. Today, the complex field of transplantation continues to develop rapidly, fuelled by demographic change and further evolutions in scientific understanding. The Oxford Textbook of Transplant Anaesthesia and Critical Care has been written and edited by pioneers in the field of organ transplantation with an international team of authors, in order to equip anaesthetists and intensivists with the knowledge and training necessary to provide high quality and evidence-based care. The text addresses fundamentals aspects of scientific knowledge, care of the donor patient, transplant ethics and special considerations. Dedicated sections address each of the major organs; kidney, pancreas, liver, heart and lung, intestinal and multivisceral. Within each organ-based section, expert authors explore underlying disease, planning for transplantation, specialized procedures, perioperative and critical care manage

Ernesto A. Pretto, Jr., Professor and Chief, Division of Transplant and Vascular Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, USA, Gianni Biancofiore, Head Anestesia e Rianimazione SSN, Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana, Ospedale di Cisanello, Pisa, Italy, Andre DeWolf, Professor of Anesthesiology, Director, Transplant Anesthesiology Service, Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, John R. Klinck, Consultant in Anaesthesia, Division of Perioperative Care, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK, Claus Niemann, Professor of Anesthesia & Surgery, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of California, San Francisco, USA, Andrew Watts, Consultant in Anaesthesia, Head of Transplant Anaesthesia, Royal Prince Alfr