The manual provides detailed recommendations for the intensive care of patients with liver disease, covering diagnosis, treatment, and management of complications such as variceal bleeding, infection, sepsis, and hepatorenal syndrome. It is intended for physicians, residents, and specialists in hepatology and intensive care.
Compiled by a team of leading Brazilian hepatologists and intensive‑care physicians, the second edition includes updated algorithms and references to recent clinical studies, serving as a practical reference for daily clinical practice. This manual is written in Portuguese.
The editors are Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt, Claudio Celestino Zollinger, and Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes, among others.