Dr. Thomas Shaw-Stiffel, Medical Director for Liver Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, discusses the key risk factors for complications associated with surgery in the cirrhotic patient. He focuses on the means of risk assessment, including consideration of perioperative events, type of anesthesia and surgical procedure, and the severity of underlying liver disease. Dr. Shaw-Stiffel reviews the contraindications to liver surgery, as well as pre- and postoperative issues in the management of liver disease.

Approx. 17 minutes
42 slides
Date: 2004/02
Location: Banff, Alberta