Emergency Surgery

Adam Brooks, FRCS (Gen Surg), DMCC Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPH The University of Texas Health Science Center Lt Col Nigel Tai, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg), RAMC Royal London Hospital and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Col Peter F. Mahoney, OBE, TD, MSc, FRCA, RAMC RCDM Birmingham Research Associate Editor: David J. Humes, BSc, MBBS, MRCS Lecturer in Surgery, University of Nottingham

List of Contributors. Part 1 Approach. 1 The Initial Approach to the Emergency Surgery Patient ( Adam Brooks & J. Alastair D. Simpson ). 2 Preoperative Considerations ( Paul Wood ). 3 Emergency Anaesthesia ( Giles R. Nordmann ). 4 Analgesia ( Jeff L. Tong ). Part 2 Abdomen. 5 Acute Appendicitis ( Tom Palser, David J. Humes & Adam Brooks ). 6 Colonic Diverticulosis ( David Luke & Douglas M. Bowley ). 7 Biliary Colic and Acute Cholecystitis ( Tom Palser & Mark Taylor ). 8 Perforated Peptic Ulcer ( A. Morris & Mark J. Midwinter ). 9 Fulminant Colitis ( Deborah Nicol & Richard L. Wolverson ). 10 Mesenteric Ischaemia ( Justin Manley & Tracy R. Bilski ). 11 Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage ( John S. Hammond ). 12 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding ( J. Alastair D. Simpson ). 13 Acute Pancreatitis ( Euan J. Dickson, Colin J. McKay & C. Ross Carter ). 14 Small Bowel Obstruction ( J. Edward F. Fitzgerald ). 15 Surgical Jaundice and Cholangitis ( John S. Hammond & Ian Beckingham ). 16 Large Bowel Obstruction ( Igor V. Voskresensky & Bryan A. Cotton ). 17 Emergency Surgical Management of Herniae ( John Simpson & David J. Humes ). Part 3 Vascular. 18 Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ( Ross Davenport & Nigel Tai ). 19 Acute Limb Ischaemia ( Matthew Button & Nigel Tai ). Part 4 Soft Tissue Infection. 20 Superficial Sepsis, Cutaneous Abscess and Necrotising Fasciitis ( Conor D. Marron ). Part 5 Urology. 21 Emergency Urology ( Thomas J. Walton & Gurminder S. Mann ). Part 6 Trauma. 22 Abdominal Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making ( Lesly A. Dossett & Bryan A. Cotton ). 23 Thoracic Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making ( Stella R. Smith, Thomas Konig & Nigel Tai ). 24 Vascular Trauma ( Nigel Tai & Nora Brennan ). 25 Damage Control Surgery ( Timothy C. Nunez, Igor V. Voskresensky & Bryan A. Cotton ). 26 Trauma Laparotomy ( Victor Zaydfudim & Bryan A. Cotton ). 27 Operative Management of Thoracic Trauma ( Thomas Konig & Nigel Tai ). 28 Abdominal Trauma: Operative and Non-Operative Management ( Roland A. Hernandez, Aviram M. Giladi & Bryan A. Cotton ). Part 7 Critical Care. 29 Critical Care ( Andrew McDonald Johnston ). 30 Postoperative Complications ( Abeed Chowdhury & Adam Brooks ). Index.