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In this book for adults, readers are guided through the details of being a liver transplant donor. It is for anyone and everyone who wants to learn about living donor liver transplantation. Whether you are someone who is thinking about living donation, have started the process, or have already done it, this book is for you.
This comprehensive book covers facts about end-stage liver disease, donor requirements and the evaluation process, the screening process, surgical risks and steps, postoperative care and recovery, and more. All the ins and outs of being a living donor!
This book is proudly written with the help of an expert in the field, Dr. Elizabeth Pomfret. She is the President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the Chief of Transplant Surgery at the University of Colorado.
This book is written for a 5th to 6th grade reading level to be accessible to the majority of patients, and has helpful and informative illustrations and diagrams that go hand-in-hand with text, to make the information as easy to understand as possible.