Acute Care Surgery: Principles and PracticeL.D. Britt, Donald D. Trunkey, David V. Feliciano The genesis of this project is a direct result of the fact that there is no substantive textbook that addresses the full-spectrum of surgical emergencies. Even in a ?eld in which there is a plethora of excellent textbooks on a variety of surgical topics (including trauma), there is no one reference book with a dedicated emphasis on both traumatic and nontraumatic conditions potentially necessitating surgical int- vention in the acute setting.This project became even more unique when its st- wise development paralleled the evolution of a new specialty–acute care surgery. This was far from a serendipitous link.On the contrary,my editorial colleagues and I, along with many of the contributors, have recently been part of a major effort to build the foundation for this new specialty.As with any proposed new specialty, there have been a few rough interfaces with some of the other surgical specialties regarding the scope of practice of the acute care surgeon. Fortunately, the key to this con?ict resolution will revolve around what is best for the patient. However, irrespective of these dynamics,there is a worsening crisis in acute care in this nation. |
Contents
1 Initial Assessment and Early Resuscitation | 3 |
2 The Operating Theater for Acute Care Surgery | 24 |
3 Anesthesia and Acute Care Surgery | 30 |
4 Fundamental Operative Approaches in Acute Care Surgery | 43 |
5 The Perioperative Management of the Acute Care Surgical Patient | 67 |
Cardiovascular Adjuncts and Assist Devices | 84 |
7 Principles and Practice of Nutritional Support for Surgical Patients | 91 |
The NextGeneration Operating Room | 106 |
29 Foregut | 450 |
30 Small Intestine | 471 |
31 Liver and Biliary Tract | 479 |
32 Pancreas | 497 |
33 Spleen | 513 |
34 Intraabdominal Vasculature | 524 |
35 Colon and Rectum | 549 |
36 Urogenital Tract | 561 |
9 Burns | 125 |
10 Electrical and Lightning Injuries | 161 |
11 Soft Tissue Infections | 166 |
Management from Initial Laparotomy to Definitive Closure | 176 |
13 Acute Care Surgery and the Elderly | 187 |
14 Acute Care Surgery in the Rural Setting | 194 |
15 Prehospital Care in the Acute Setting | 202 |
16 Disaster and Mass Casualty Management | 229 |
17 Principles of Injury Prevention and Control | 249 |
Surgical Simulation in Acute Care Surgery | 263 |
Part II OrganBased Approach | 275 |
19 Pharynx and Larynx | 277 |
Pediatrics | 305 |
21 Esophagus | 314 |
22 Central Nervous System | 332 |
23 Chest Wall | 348 |
24 Lungs and Pleura | 362 |
25 Heart | 389 |
26 Thoracic Aorta | 400 |
27 Diaphragm | 420 |
28 Abdominal Wall | 435 |
37 Pelvis | 589 |
38 Lower Extremities | 602 |
39 Hand and Upper Extremities | 615 |
40 Peripheral Vasculature | 656 |
Part III Administration Ethics and Law | 676 |
Our Countrys Emergency Care Safety Net | 677 |
42 Informed Surgical Consent | 683 |
43 Advance Directives | 689 |
44 The Nonviable Patient and Organ Procurement | 701 |
45 Ethical Dilemmas and the Law | 715 |
Part IV System and Curriculum Development | 742 |
46 Development of a Regional System for Surgical Emergencies RSSE | 743 |
A Proposed Curriculum | 752 |
The Vanderbilt Model | 754 |
Part V The International Communities | 766 |
United Kingdom | 767 |
Australia | 786 |
Japan | 796 |
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Other editions - View all
Acute Care Surgery L. D. Britt,Phillip S. Barie,Andrew B. Peitzman,Gregory Jurkovich Limited preview - 2012 |
Acute Care Surgery: Principles and Practice L.D. Britt,Donald D. Trunkey,David V. Feliciano Limited preview - 2010 |
Common terms and phrases
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