Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery

ABOUT THIS BOOK

• All chapters are written by experts in their field
• Includes algorithms for management of the disease state being discussed
• Each chapter addresses a specific clinical problem
• Focuses on clinical care of the patient

The current medical literature contains ample text addressing the topics of trauma and critical care. However, there are few texts existing that specifically address the common surgical problems encountered by practicing acute care surgeons. Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery provides a comprehensive, evidence-based review of the most common clinical problems encountered by acute care surgeons. Focusing on the clinical care of the patient, this volume explores the general principles of acute care surgery and the specific disease states that are commonly encountered by acute care surgeons. The work also touches upon the ethical issues and systems development behind acute care surgery, including practical considerations for establishing an acute care surgery program, ethical considerations in acute care surgery, and the role of palliative care.

Authored by respected experts in the field and illustrated throughout with detailed photographs,Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery is of great value to resident surgeons in training, fellows, and practicing surgeons in acute care surgery.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » acute lung injury - empyema - hemothorax - mesenteric ischemi - pneumothorax -surgical emergencies - surgical sepsis - surgical site infections - volvulus
Related subjects » Critical Care & Emergency Medicine - Surgery

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I: General Principles

• 1. The Careful Art of Resuscitation
  Diane A. Schwartz and John B. Holcomb
  
  2. The Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen
  Ashley Hardy, Bennet Butler, and Marie Crandall
• 3. Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies
  Jacquelyn K. O’Herrin
• 4. Damage Control Laparotomy in Surgical Sepsis
  Frederick A. Moore and Laura J. Moore
• 5. Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit
  Linda A. Dultz, Vasiliy Sim, S. Rob Todd
• 6. Early Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock in the Surgical Patient
  Laura Kreiner and Laura J. Moore
• 7. Multiple Organ Failure
  Stephanie Gordy
• 8. Acute Lung Injury in the Acute Care Surgery Patient
  Brittany Busse and Christine S. Cocanour
• 9. Nutrition in the Surgical Patient
  Rosemary Kozar and Diane A. Schwartz
• 10. Acute Renal Insufficiency (Failure)
  Chang-I Wu, Vasiliy Sim, and S. Rob Todd
• 11. Surgical Site Infections
  Vanessa P. Ho, Soumitra R. Eachempati, and Philip S. Barie
• 12. Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical Patient
  Agathe Streiff and Bryan A. Cotton

Section II: Common Diseases in Acute Care Surgery

• 13. Obtaining a Surgical Airway
  Tanner Baker, Spencer Skelton, and Krista Turner
• 14. Esophageal Perforation
  James Wiseman and Shanda H. Blackmon
• 15. Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, and Empyema
  Heena P. Santry and Bruce J. Simon
• 16. Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia
  Paul J. Schenarts, Mandy R. Maness, and John R. Pender IV
• 17. Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care Surgeon
  Sherry Sixta
• 18. Gastric Outlet Obstruction
  Randeep S. Jawa and David W. Mercer
• 19. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  Lynn Gries and Peter Rhee
• 20. Acute Biliary Disease
  Harry M. Richter III and Thomas M. Komar
• 21. Bile Duct Injury
  Adnan Alseidi, Abigail Wiebusch, Ryan K. Smith, and W. Scott Helton
• 22. Liver Abscesses
  Edie Chan and Marc Mesleh
• 23. Acute Pancreatitis
  Steven M. Cohen and Andrew H. Nguyen
• 24. Small Bowel Obstruction
  Alicia J. Mangram, Alexzandra Hollingworth, and James K. Dzandu
• 25. Acute Appendicitis
  Krista L. Turner
• 26. Diverticulitis
  Michael S. Truitt and Anand Lodha
• 27. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
  Laura E. White and Heitham T. Hassoun
• 28. Acute Colonic Obstruction
  Quan P. Ly and James A. Edney
• 29. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  Tricia Hauschild and Daniel Vargo
• 30. Sigmoid and Cecal Volvulus
  Nicole Fox
• 31. Anorectal Emergencies
  Michelle L. Cowan and Marc Singer
• 32. Complications of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
  Nicholas M. Brown, Michelle Shen, and Erik B. Wilson
• 33. Metabolic and Anatomic Complications Following Bariatric Surgery
  Robert G. Martindale, Clifford W. Deveney, Sara Bubenik, and
  Svetang Desai
• 34. Abdominal Wall Hernias
  Joseph F. Sucher and Michael Klebuc
• 35. The Open Abdomen
  John A. Harvin and Rondel P. Albarado
• 36. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
  Zsolt J. Balogh and Osamu Yoshino
• 37. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
  Lillian S. Kao
• 38. Extremity Compartment Syndromes
  Roman Kosir and Andrej Cretnik

Section III: Ethics, Legal, and Administrative Considerations

• 39. Palliative Care in the Acute Care Surgery Setting
  Bridget N. Fahy
• 40. Common Ethical Problems in Acute Care Surgery
  Jeffrey P. Spike
• 41. Advanced Directives
  Gary T. Marshall
• 42. Review of EMTALA laws
  James J. McCarthy

AUTHORS & EDITORS

Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USA

Krista L. Turner, MD, FACS
Weill Cornell Medical College, The Methodist Hospital, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USA

S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS
New York University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA