Medical Intensive Liver Unit: Creating an ICU for Advanced Liver Disease Patients Medical Intensive Respiratory Exchange

Liver disease presents a high burden, both on the society as well as healthcare system. Dr. Aanchal Kapoor, founder and director of the Medical Intensive Liver Unit (MILU), talks about the creation of this ICU Critical Care unit completely dedicated to the care of patients with severe liver disease. Dr. Kapoor discusses how this multidisciplinary unit works with staff from multiple areas including transplant hepatology, liver transplant surgery, physical therapy, dieticians, social workers, transplant coordinators and hepatology.