Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery : Clinical Questions and Answers

by Moore, Forrest O.; Rhee, Peter M.; Tisherman, Samuel A.; Fulda, Gerard J.

• ISBN13: 9780470654613
• ISBN10: 0470654619
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This is a unique question and answer book for surgical residents and trainees, concentrating on the growing subspecialty of surgery in critical care and emergency medicine. Other books with this format are more general. This book covers all surgical aspects of critical care and acute or emergency medicine, making it an ideal learning and revision text for surgical trainees specialising in these fields.

Author Biography

Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery reflects the latest advances in medical knowledge and technology, and is an excellent resource for medical students, residents, fellows, and surgeons, as well as those in non-surgical specialties.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Surgical Critical Care	p. 1
Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiology	p. 3
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Oxygen Delivery, and Shock	p. 15
Arrhythmias, Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Hypertensive Emergencies	p. 22
Sepsis and the Inflammatory Response to Injury	p. 41
Hemodynamic and Respiratory Monitoring	p. 52
Airway Management, Anesthesia, and Perioperative Management	p. 62
Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation	p. 76
Infectious Disease	p. 86
Pharmacology and Antibiotics	p. 95
Transfusion, Hemostasis and Coagulation	p. 106
Analgesia and Sedation	p. 117
Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal, and Psychiatric Disorders	p. 126
Acid-Base, Fluid and Electrolytes	p. 136
Metabolic Illness and Endocrinopathies	p. 145
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia	p. 151
Acute Kidney Injury	p. 156
Liver Failure	p. 165
Nutrition	p. 172
Neurocritical Care	p. 181
Venous Thromboembolism	p. 192
Transplantation, Immunology, and Cell Biology	p. 202
Obstetric Critical Care	p. 213
Envenomations, Poisonings and Toxicology	p. 222
Common Procedures in the ICU	p. 233
Diagnostic Imaging, Ultrasound, and Interventional Radiology	p. 243
Emergency Surgery	p. 253
Neurotrauma	p. 255
Blunt and Penetrating Neck Trauma	p. 262
Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Vascular Injury	p. 273
Abdominal and Abdominal Vascular Injury	p. 282
Orthopedic and Hand Trauma	p. 292
Peripheral Vascular Trauma	p. 302
Urologic Trauma	p. 311
Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient	p. 319
Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum	p. 328
Small Intestine, Appendix, and Colorectal	p. 338
Gallbladder and Pancreas	p. 348
Liver and Spleen	p. 357
Incarcerated Hernias	p. 368
Soft-tissue and Necrotizing Infection	p. 373
Obesity and Bariatric Surgery	p. 380
Burns, Inhalation Injury, Electrical and Lightning Injuries	p. 392
Urologic and Gynecologic Surgery	p. 399
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery	p. 408
Extremes of Age: Pediatric Surgery and Geriatrics	p. 421
Telemedicine and Surgical Technology	p. 431
Statistics	p. 436
Ethics, End-of-Life, and Organ Retrieval	p. 443
Index	p. 454
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