Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery (eBook)

Laura J. Moore, MD, FACSThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USAKrista L. Turner, MD, FACSWeill Cornell Medical College, The Methodist Hospital, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USAS. Rob Todd, MD, FACSNew York University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA

Section I:   General Principles1.  The Careful Art of ResuscitationDiane A. Schwartz and John B. Holcomb 2.  The Evaluation of the Acute AbdomenAshley Hardy, Bennet Butler, and Marie Crandall3.  Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies  Jacquelyn K. O’Herrin 4.  Damage Control Laparotomy in Surgical SepsisFrederick A. Moore and Laura J. Moore 5.  Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care UnitLinda A. Dultz, Vasiliy Sim, S. Rob Todd6.  Early Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock in the Surgical PatientLaura Kreiner and Laura J. Moore7.  Multiple Organ Failure Stephanie Gordy 8.  Acute Lung Injury in the Acute Care Surgery PatientBrittany Busse and Christine S. Cocanour9.  Nutrition in the Surgical PatientRosemary Kozar and Diane A. Schwartz10.  Acute Renal Insufficiency (Failure)Chang-I Wu, Vasiliy Sim, and S. Rob Todd11.  Surgical Site Infections Vanessa P. Ho, Soumitra R. Eachempati, and Philip S. Barie12.  Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical PatientAgathe Streiff and Bryan A. CottonSection II:  Common Diseases in Acute Care Surgery13.  Obtaining a Surgical Airway Tanner Baker, Spencer Skelton, and Krista Turner14.  Esophageal PerforationJames Wiseman and Shanda H. Blackmon15.  Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, and Empyema Heena P. Santry and Bruce J. Simon16.  Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia Paul J. Schenarts, Mandy R. Maness, and John R. Pender IV17.  Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care SurgeonSherry Sixta18.  Gastric Outlet Obstruction Randeep S. Jawa and David W. Mercer19.  Upper Gastrointestinal BleedingLynn Gries and Peter Rhee20.  Acute Biliary DiseaseHarry M. Richter III and Thomas M. Komar21.  Bile Duct InjuryAdnan Alseidi, Abigail Wiebusch, Ryan K. Smith, and W. Scott Helton22.  Liver AbscessesEdie Chan and Marc Mesleh23.  Acute PancreatitisSteven M. Cohen and Andrew H. Nguyen   24.  Small Bowel ObstructionAlicia J. Mangram, Alexzandra Hollingworth, and James K. Dzandu 25.  Acute AppendicitisKrista L. Turner 26.  DiverticulitisMichael S. Truitt and Anand Lodha27.  Acute Mesenteric IschemiaLaura E. White and Heitham T. Hassoun28.  Acute Colonic ObstructionQuan P. Ly and James A. Edney29.  Lower Gastrointestinal BleedingTricia Hauschild and Daniel Vargo 30.  Sigmoid and Cecal VolvulusNicole Fox 31.  Anorectal EmergenciesMichelle L. Cowan and Marc Singer32.  Complications of Laparoendoscopic SurgeryNicholas M. Brown, Michelle Shen, and Erik B. Wilson33.  Metabolic and Anatomic Complications Following Bariatric SurgeryRobert G. Martindale, Clifford W. Deveney, Sara Bubenik, and Svetang Desai34.  Abdominal Wall HerniasJoseph F. Sucher and Michael Klebuc35.  The Open AbdomenJohn A. Harvin and Rondel P. Albarado36.  Abdominal Compartment SyndromeZsolt J. Balogh and Osamu Yoshino37.  Necrotizing Soft Tissue InfectionsLillian S. Kao38.  Extremity Compartment SyndromesRoman Kosir and Andrej CretnikSECTION III:  Ethics, Legal, and Administrative Considerations39.  Palliative Care in the Acute Care Surgery SettingBridget N. Fahy40.  Common Ethical Problems in Acute Care SurgeryJeffrey P. Spike41. Advanced DirectivesGary T. Marshall 42.  Review of EMTALA lawsJames J. McCarthy