Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery (eBook)

Moshe Schein: Previously Professsor of surgery at the Cornell Universiy Medical College, NY. A general surgeon who trained and practiced in South Africa, Isreal and currently in the USA. Paul Rogers: General and vascular surgeon in Glasgow, Scotland who trained and practiced in the UK, South Africa, Australia and Scotland.

Editors’ Note 6
Preface to the Second Edition 7
Contents 10
Contributors 14
Background 17
General Philosophy 18
A Brief History of Emergency Abdominal Surgery 24
Before the Operation 30
The Acute Abdomen 31
Rational Diagnostic Procedures 40
Abdominal Imaging 46
Optimizing the Patient 68
Pre- operative Antibiotics 79
Family, Ethics, Informed Consent and Medicolegal Issues 82
Before the Flight: Pre- op Checklist 87
The Operation 90
The Incision 91
Abdominal Exploration: Finding What is Wrong 95
Peritonitis: Contamination and Infection, Principles of Treatment 103
The Intestinal Anastomosis 110
Esophageal Emergencies 116
Diaphragmatic Emergencies 125
Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ( and Portal Hypertension) 131
Perforated Peptic Ulcer 148
Acute Pancreatitis 156
Acute Cholecystitis 167
Acute Cholangitis 176
Small Bowel Obstruction 181
Acute Abdominal Wall Hernias 193
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia 199
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Types of Colitis 207
Colonic Obstruction 218
Acute Diverticulitis 230
Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 239
Acute Appendicitis 245
Anorectal Emergencies 255
Surgical Complications of Endoscopy 265
Gynecological Emergencies 275
Abdominal Emergencies in Infancy and Childhood 283
The AIDS Patient 291
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma 297
Blunt Abdominal Trauma 305
The Abdominal Compartment Syndrome 320
Abdominal Aortic Emergencies 327
Abdominal Closure 335
Before Landing 340
After the Operation 342
Postoperative Care 343
Nutrition 350
Postoperative Antibiotics 358
Postoperative Ileus vs Intestinal Obstruction 363
Intra- abdominal Abscesses 371
Anastomotic Leaks and Fistulas 380
Re- laparotomies and Laparostomy for Infection 387
Abdominal Wall Dehiscence 403
LIRS, SIRS, Sepsis, MODS and Tertiary Peritonitis 407
Wound Management 416
Postoperative Bleeding 422
The Role of Laparoscopy 429
In the Aftermath and the M & M Meeting
Subject Index 446