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.

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the diagnosis and management of the critically ill cirrhotic patient. The book reviews recent data about risk factors for acute on chronic liver failure (including infection, renal dysfunction and acute alcoholic hepatitis), profiles the latest treatment strategies for the management of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatocellular carcinoma and presents current and novel therapies for acute hepatic encephalopathy, and anticoagulation in liver disease. The volume also focuses on the changing etiology of liver disease, with an emphasis on obesity and frailty/sarcopenia, and advances in surgical techniques, including living donor liver transplants and gender disparities in liver transplantation. Palliative care for the critically ill liver patient is also discussed in the book. Written by experts in the field, The Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patient: Evaluation and Management is a valuable resource for clinicians, practitioners, health care providers, and researchers who encounter patients with chronic liver disease, including end-stage liver cirrhosis.