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Acute Care Surgery

Principles and Practice

Editors:

  1. L. D. Britt

    1. Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA

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  2. Donald D. Trunkey

    1. Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

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  3. David V. Feliciano

    1. Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, USA

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  • Provides the busy surgeon, whether an acute care specialist or not, with the full range of solutions to emergency medical situations.

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Table of contents (51 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. General Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Initial Assessment and Early Resuscitation

      • Louis H. Alarcon, Andrew B. Peitzman
      Pages 3-23

    3. The Operating Theater for Acute Care Surgery

      • Kenneth L. Mattox
      Pages 24-29

    4. Anesthesia and Acute Care Surgery

      • Omid Moayed, Richard P. Dutton
      Pages 30-42

    5. Fundamental Operative Approaches in Acute Care Surgery

      • David J. Ciesla, Ernest E. Moore
      Pages 43-66

    6. The Perioperative Management of the Acute Care Surgical Patient

      • Craig M. Coopersmith, Timothy G. Buchman
      Pages 67-83

    7. The Hemodynamically Labile Patient: Cardiovascular Adjuncts and Assist Devices

      • Edward E. Cornwell III, Preeti R. John
      Pages 84-90

    8. Principles and Practice of Nutritional Support for Surgical Patients

      • Maheswari Senthil, Bobby Rupani, Jondavid H. Jabush, Edwin A. Deitch
      Pages 91-105

    9. The Intensive Care Unit: The Next-Generation Operating Room

      • Philip S. Barie, Soumitra R. Eachempati, Jian Shou
      Pages 106-124

    10. Burns

      • Basil A. Pruitt Jr., Richard L. Gamelli
      Pages 125-160

    11. Electrical and Lightning Injuries

      • Raphael C. Lee
      Pages 161-165

    12. Soft Tissue Infections

      • Anthony A. Meyer, Jeffrey E. Abrams, Thomas L. Bosshardt, Claude H. Organ Jr.
      Pages 166-175

    13. The Open Abdomen: Management from Initial Laparotomy to Definitive Closure

      • Fred A. Luchette, Stathis J. Poulakidas, Thomas J. Esposito
      Pages 176-186

    14. Acute Care Surgery and the Elderly

      • Patrick K. Kim, Donald R. Kauder, C. William Schwab
      Pages 187-193

    15. Acute Care Surgery in the Rural Setting

      • Dana Christian Lynge, Nicholas W. Morris, John G. Hunter
      Pages 194-201

    16. Prehospital Care in the Acute Setting

      • Norman E. McSwain Jr.
      Pages 202-228

    17. Disaster and Mass Casualty Management

      • Eric R. Frykberg
      Pages 229-248

    18. Principles of Injury Prevention and Control

      • M. Margaret Knudson, Larisa S. Speetzen
      Pages 249-262

    19. Education: Surgical Simulation in Acute Care Surgery

      • Lenworth M. Jacobs, Karyl J. Burns
      Pages 263-274
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About this book

The genesis of this project is a direct result of the fact that there is no substantive textbook that addresses the full-spectrum of surgical emergencies. Even in a ?eld in which there is a plethora of excellent textbooks on a variety of surgical topics (including trauma), there is no one reference book with a dedicated emphasis on both traumatic and nontraumatic conditions potentially necessitating surgical int- vention in the acute setting.This project became even more unique when its st- wise development paralleled the evolution of a new specialty–acute care surgery. This was far from a serendipitous link.On the contrary,my editorial colleagues and I, along with many of the contributors, have recently been part of a major effort to build the foundation for this new specialty.As with any proposed new specialty, there have been a few rough interfaces with some of the other surgical specialties regarding the scope of practice of the acute care surgeon. Fortunately, the key to this con?ict resolution will revolve around what is best for the patient. However, irrespective of these dynamics,there is a worsening crisis in acute care in this nation.
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Reviews

"... Acute Care Surgery is aligned with the recent series of reports by the Institute of Medicine on the crisis in emergency care. The field of acute care surgery is in its infancy, and this is reflected in some of my criticisms of the book. But these shortcomings are offset by a number of outstanding contributions as well as by the overall value of this book for those who are interested in the emerging field of acute care surgery." (M.A. Malangoni, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357/14, October 2007)

"...This is an important contribution that helps to define an emerging specialist in surgery, the manager of acute surgical problems. The perspective of multiple disciplines is included with commentaries written and organized by experts. ...This book is timely, as a curriculum for acute care surgery has recently been published." (D.J.Dries, University of Minnesota Medical School, Doody's)

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA

    L. D. Britt

  • Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA

    Donald D. Trunkey

  • Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, USA

    David V. Feliciano

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Acute Care Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice

  • Editors: L. D. Britt, Donald D. Trunkey, David V. Feliciano

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69012-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-34470-6Published: 23 February 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-69012-4Published: 17 May 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 832

  • Number of Illustrations: 327 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: General Surgery, Emergency Services, Traumatic Surgery, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine

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