AAST/ESTES Emergency Surgery Course Handbook. A Practical Reference in Expecting the Unexpected

Contributors vii

Preface xiii

1. “Why an Emergency General Surgery Course?”
Ara Ko, Ananya Anand, and David A. Spain

 

2. Initial Assessment and Resuscitation of the Emergency
Surgery Patient 
Beat Schnüriger, Joël L. Lavanchy, and Tobias Haltmeier

 

3. Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen
April E. Mendoza, Douglas Fraser, and Nancy A. Parks

 

4. General Surgery Issues in the MICU and CTICU 
Lisa Marie Knowlton, Jennifer Knight Davis, and Clay Cothren Burlew

 

5. Abdominal Sepsis
Scott C. Brakenridge, Mackenzie R. Cook, and David H. Livingston

 

6. Imaging in Emergency General Surgery
Sarah A. Moore and Stephanie A. Savage

 

7. Nutrition
Jennifer L. Hartwell and Rosemary A. Kozar

 

8. Operating Room (General Setup, Approaches, and Incisions)
Fernando Ferreira, Eva Barbosa, and Emanuel Guerreiro

 

9. Damage Control in Emergency General Surgery
Andrea Spota, Stefania Cimbanassi, and Osvaldo Chiara

 

10. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and the Open Abdomen
Bruno M. Pereira, Nathália Sampaio, and Michael Sugrue

 

11 Bowel Obstruction
Andrea Costanzi, Michela Monteleone, Alan Biloslavo, and Marina Troian

 

12. Mesenteric Ischemia
Hayato Kurihara, Enrico Marrano, and Martina Ceolin

 

13. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Emergency Surgery
Nicole A. Stassen and Linda Ding

 

14. Acute Pancreatitis
Mark H. Hoofnagle, Nathan T. Mowery, and Jose J. Diaz Jr

 

15. Biliary Tree Disease
Tanya Egodage, Laura N. Godat, and Lillian S. Kao

 

16. Peptic Ulcer Disease
Kimberly A. Davis, Jamie J. Coleman, and Nicole Goulet

 

17. Acute Appendicitis
Shahin Mohseni and Dennis Y. Kim

 

18. Inflammatory Disease of the Small Bowel and Colon
Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Sean F. Monaghan, and Samuel Wade Ross

 

19. Anorectal Emergencies
Bogdan Diaconescu and Tudor Marinescu

 

20. Vascular Emergencies
Alan Biloslavo, Marina Troian, Andrea Costanzi, and Michela Monteleone

 

21. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Sharon Henry, Sonlee West, and Alexandra Briggs

 

22. Abdominal Wall Hernias .....................................290
Dorin Popa and Dzhendov Todor

 

23. Complex Liver Masses
Ram Nirula and Miloš Buhavac

 

24. Obstetric and Gynecologic Considerations in Acute Care Surgery
Karen Brasel and Chrissy Guidry

 

25. Thoracic Emergencies
Morgan Schellenberg and Joseph Galante

 

26. Esophageal Emergencies
David T. Efron, Matthew Benns, and Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith

 

27. Surgical Complications and Surgical Rescue
Oscar D. Guillamondegui, Salina M. Wydo, and Nicole A. Stassen

 

28. Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Gary Alan Bass, Jonathan Imran, Paul P . Healy, and Noel G. Williams

 

29. Complications of Wound Healing
David Silver, Rafael G. Ramos-Jimenez, and Matthew D. Neal

 

30. Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum
Angela M. Ingraham, Vanessa P . Ho, and Marie Crandall

 

Index 401

A collaboration of ESTES (European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery) and AAST (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma), The ESTES/AAST Emergency Surgery Course Handbook: A Practical Reference in Expecting the Unexpected presents authoritative, unified treatment guidelines in emergency general surgery (EGS). Global experts in the field, led by the Emergency Surgery Course Steering Committee, address common issues such as delayed recognition and delayed or inappropriate treatment, while helping readers hone their EGS skills and improve patient outcomes.

 

• Covers the full range of emergency general surgery, from initial assessment through management of specific diseases that present acutely
• Contains numerous illustrations, algorithms, photographs, and tables throughout, all in vibrant full color.
• Chapters contain case presentations and follow-up questions and answers—perfect for reviewing real-life scenarios and improving critical thinking skills in patient management
• Covers key topics such as initial assessment and resuscitation of the emergency surgery patient, imaging in EGS, damage control in EGS, and more, as well as individual chapters on the diseases and conditions that the emergency general surgeon will encounter while on call Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience
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About The Author(s)

AAST - American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
ESTES - European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery