Emergency General Surgery in Geriatrics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. General Consideration in the Management of Elderly Surgical Patients

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Emergency General Surgery in the Elderly: An Introduction to the Research Base

      • Rifat Latifi, David J. Samson, Sharika Kaul

      Pages 3-25

   3. Geriatric Decision-Making in the Emergency Department: A Surgeon’s Perspective

      • James Feeney, Rifat Latifi

      Pages 27-37

   4. Radiologic Evaluation of Elderly Surgical Patients Undergoing Major Emergency Surgeries

      • Timothy Diestelkamp, Anthony Gilet

      Pages 39-56

   5. Medical Comorbidities in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Major Emergency Surgeries

      • Merita Shehu, Rosemary L. Conigliaro

      Pages 57-77

   6. Reversing the Effect of Anticoagulants Safety in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery

      • E. Brogi, F. Coccolini, F. Forfori

      Pages 79-95

   7. Anesthetic Concerns in Advanced Age Undergoing Emergency Surgery

      • Bianca M. Wahlen, Andrea De Gasperi

      Pages 97-127

   8. Biology of Perioperative Nutrition: An Update

      • Rifat Latifi

      Pages 129-160

   9. Gut Access for Nutritional Provision

      • Ryan Malcom, Rifat Latifi

      Pages 161-171

   10. Antibiotic Management in the Elderly Patients

       • Massimo Sartelli

       Pages 173-175

   11. Enhanced Recovery in Emergency Abdominal Surgery

       • Joël L. Lavanchy, Beat Schnüriger

       Pages 177-182

   12. The Role of the Internist in the Care of Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery

       • Patrick J. Kennedy, Gwendolyn E. Daly, Lillian Chiu Kennedy, Maria F. Capparelli, Carol L. Karmen

       Pages 183-203

   13. Acute Kidney Injury in the Elderly Surgical Patient

       • Renee Garrick, Erica Rotundo, Savneek Singh Chugh, Thomas Anders Brevik

       Pages 205-227

3. Specialized Surgical Care in Elderly

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229

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   2. Trauma in Elderly

      • Federico Coccolini, Camilla Cremonini, Francesco Arces, Dario Tartaglia, Massimo Chiarugi

      Pages 231-241

   3. Esophageal Perforation and Incarcerated Hiatal Hernia in the Elderly

      • Donna C. Koo, Clara Angeles, Tracey L. Weigel

      Pages 243-253

   4. Gastric and Duodenal Perforation in Elderly

      • Vittoria Pattonieri, Antonio Tarasconi, Gennaro Perrone, Hariscine K. Abongwa, Fausto Catena

      Pages 255-265

   5. Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Elderly

      • Federico Coccolini, Mattia Mastrangelo, Dario Tartaglia, Massimo Chiarugi

      Pages 267-284

   6. Small Bowel Obstructions in the Elderly

      • Gennaro Perrone, Vincenzo Papagni, Mario Giuffrida, Vittoria Pattonieri, Antonio Tarasconi, Fausto Catena

      Pages 285-297

There is a growing need for a book on emergency general surgery in the elderly, as adults age 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population  worldwide, and their number is expected to double to 89 million between now and 2050. Based on these changing demographics, it is expected that there will be a concurrent rise in the demand for a variety of surgical services, including vascular surgery (with a projected growth of 31%) and general surgery (with a projected growth of 18%), as well as in all sub-disciplines of surgery (thoracic, cardiac, oncology, hepatobiliary, transplant, plastic colorectal, orthopedic, gynecologic, urology and neurosurgery).In addition, older surgical patients often require a different level of care than younger patients during the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases. Many of our geriatric population have multiple chronic illnesses beyond the one for which surgery is required, and therefore are prone to developing postoperative complications, functional decline, loss of independence, and other undesirable outcomes. 
In response, this book offers surgeons, geriatrists and nurses state-of-the-art surgical approaches and essential information on the complex perioperative care of the elderly.  

• Physiology of the elderly
• Frailty index
• Post operative complications in elderly
• Surgical Decision making in elderly
• geriatric population
• rehabilitation psychology

• Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, School of Medicine and Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, USA

  Rifat Latifi

• Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy

  Fausto Catena

• General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

  Federico Coccolini

Rifat Latifi is a Professor and Chairman of surgery at New York Medical College (NYMC), School of Medicine, and Director of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Dr. Latifi is specialized in trauma, general surgery, and critical care—with special interests in complex re-operative surgery, geriatric surgery, telemedicine, and nutrition support for critically ill patients. He is the author or co-author of more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has written or edited 19 books, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of peer-reviewed journals. He is the founding president of Kosovo College of Surgeons and the Editor-in-Chief of Kosovo Journal of Surgery. In addition, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and Emergency  Surgery and section editor of Hernia Journal.

Fausto Catena is Chief of the Department of Emergency and General Surgery at Parma University Hospital, Italy. The author of more than 800scientific papers, 40 book chapters and seven books, Dr. Catena has also been awarded more than 20 national and international scientific prizes. He is Editor in Chief of the World Journal of Emergency Surgery.  In addition to serving as General Secretary of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, Dr. Catena is an internationally recognized opinion leader in emergency surgery, and has authored / co-authored various WSES guidelines and position papers in this field.

Federico Coccolini is a general, emergency and trauma surgeon working at Pisa University Hospital, one of the largest Level-I trauma centers in Italy. He has extensive experience in managing post-traumatic and non post-traumatic patients. His principal interests are: emergency surgery, trauma surgery, advanced oncology, oncologic gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, tissue engineering and experimental surgery, evidence based medicine and evidence based surgery. He has been principal investigator of several international studies. He has authored hundreds of papers and several book chapters. He has edited several books and is the main editor of a book series. In addition, he is currently a research editor for the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES).

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