Recent Advances of Anesthesia in Liver Surgery

The monograph Recent advances of anesthesia in liver surgery authored by Dr. Broyana Naydenova Ivanova-Sabeva is concise expert review of the modern scientific literature that convincingly illustrates the advances of theory and practice of liver surgery-related anesthesia and analgesia. Anesthesia and analgesia are integral and mutually related components of surgery and advance simultaneously in order to meet the rising requirements of the new millennium. The work is structured into eight chapters that include significant aspects of the applications of various methods and anesthetics worldwide. CONTENTS Book review by Rossen Madjov Book review by Nikola Kolev Chapter one. Applications of modern anesthesia in surgery - basic principles Chapter two. Anesthesiologic aspects of human liver functions Peculiarities of liver circulation Effects of anesthesia and anesthetics on liver circulation Chapter three. Types of anesthesia in contemporary liver resection and liver transplantation Preoperative patients preparation for anesthesia in liver surgery General anesthesia Total intravenous anesthesia Epidural anesthesia Spinal anesthesia Combined anesthesia Chapter four. Modern anesthetics in contemporary liver surgery Volatile anesthetics Venous anesthetics Opioid anesthetics Chapter five. Postoperative pain control in liver surgery Chapter six. Modern anesthesiologic protocols in liver surgery Chapter seven. Our experience with anesthesia in liver resections for colorectal metastases Chapter eight. Modern trends in liver surgery anesthesia Conclusion References