Auteur : Gracias, Vicente H. / McKenney, Mark G. / Reilly, Patrick M. / Velmahos, George C.

Maison d'édition : McGraw-Hill Medical

Date de publication : 2009

Collation : xvii, 446 p. : ill.

ISBN : 9780071472906

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. The interface with emergency medicine -- 2. Patient safety -- 3. Emergency management of the oropharynx and neck -- 4. Emergency chest surgery -- 5. Emergency surgery for stomach and duodenum injuries -- 6. Nontraumatic emergency surgery of the small intestine -- 7. The colon -- 8. The rectum and anus -- 9. The liver -- 10. Biliary surgery -- 11. Pancreatic emergency : acute pancreatitis -- 12. The spleen -- 13. The acute care surgeon's approach to hernia repair -- 14. Soft tissue infections -- 15. Traumatic aortic rupture -- 16. Arterial and venous occlusion -- 17. The extremities -- 18. Pediatric surgery -- 19. Endpoints of resuscitation : what have we learned? -- 20. Postoperative pitfalls -- 21. General evaluation and resuscitation -- 22. Nutrition and venous access -- 23. Antibiotic selection -- 24. Prophylaxis -- 25. Analgesia and sedation -- 26. Ventilator management -- 27. Trauma to the head, face and neck -- 28. Thoracic trauma -- 29. The abdomen -- 30. The pelvis -- 31. Spinal cord injury -- 32. The initial care of the burn patient

Résumé : Acute Care Surgery: A Guide for the General Surgeon delivers a definitive overview of how to evaluate, stabilize, and perform surgeries for multiple emergent scenarios. Written by prominent surgeon educators, it takes you step-by-step from triage through the operation and concisely explains how to handle trauma, critical care, and emergency surgery situations. No other resource delivers such quick access to essential information prior to the procedure, helping to ensure optimal outcomes for the critically ill surgical patient.

Acute Care Surgery is written specifically to help you prepare during the narrow window of time between resuscitating the patient in the emergency room and the patient's admission to the operating room.

FEATURES:

• A multidisciplinary surgical companion covering the three specialties within acute care surgery--emergency surgery, surgical critical care, and trauma
• A streamlined presentation that facilitates research and offers point-of-care insights that enhance surgical outcomes
• Clinical chapter orientation, with headers that logically segment chapter material between preoperative, operative, and postoperative management
• Management algorithms in all clinical chapters highlight and clarify important surgical procedures
• Expert authorship from leaders in their respective disciplines provide the most clinically

Mots-clés : Soins intensifs en chirurgie / Urgences chirurgicales / Lésions et blessures - Chirurgie

Cote : WO 700 A189 2009