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Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery

  • 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

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. General Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Careful Art of Resuscitation

      • Diane A. Schwartz, John B. Holcomb
      Pages 3-17
    3. The Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen

      • Ashley Hardy, Bennet Butler, Marie Crandall
      Pages 19-31
    4. Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies

      • Jacquelyn K. O’Herrin
      Pages 33-50
    5. Damage Control Laparotomy in Surgical Sepsis

      • Frederick A. Moore, Laura J. Moore
      Pages 51-58
    6. Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit

      • Linda A. Dultz, Vasiliy Sim, S. Rob Todd
      Pages 59-71
    7. Multiple Organ Failure

      • Stephanie Gordy, Martin A. Schreiber
      Pages 93-108
    8. Acute Lung Injury in the Acute Care Surgery Patient

      • Brittany Busse, Christine S. Cocanour
      Pages 109-118
    9. Nutrition in the Surgical Patient

      • Rosemary Kozar, Diane A. Schwartz
      Pages 119-129
    10. Acute Renal Insufficiency (Failure)

      • Chang-I Wu, Vasiliy Sim, S. Rob Todd
      Pages 131-137
    11. Surgical Site Infections

      • Vanessa P. Ho, Soumitra R. Eachempati, Philip S. Barie
      Pages 139-154
    12. Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical Patient

      • Agathe Streiff, Bryan A. Cotton
      Pages 155-167
  3. Common Diseases in Acute Care Surgery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
    2. Obtaining a Surgical Airway

      • Tanner Baker, Spencer Skelton, Krista Turner, Hassan Aijazi
      Pages 171-181
    3. Esophageal Perforation

      • James Wiseman, Shanda H. Blackmon
      Pages 183-188
    4. Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, and Empyema

      • Heena P. Santry, Bruce J. Simon
      Pages 189-202
    5. Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia

      • Paul J. Schenarts, Mandy R. Maness, John R. Pender IV
      Pages 203-210
    6. Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care Surgeon

      • Sherry L. Sixta
      Pages 211-226

About this book

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.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This multiauthored book describes management of common problems seen by acute care surgeons. … Critical care and surgical trainees, as well as seasoned practitioners, are an appropriate audience for this work … . This is a well-written tool for practitioners in acute care surgery. The major emphasis is on emergency general surgery, with relatively little information on organ system support and minimal discussion of trauma.” (David J. Dries, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Science Center, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health, Houston, USA

    Laura J. Moore

  • The Methodist Hospital, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, USA

    Krista L. Turner

  • School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York University, New York, USA

    S. Rob Todd

About the 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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery

  • Editors: Laura J. Moore, Krista L. Turner, S. Rob Todd

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6123-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6122-7Published: 13 March 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0236-1Published: 08 February 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6123-4Published: 12 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 530

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

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