ABSTRACT

This book provides a comprehensive and contemporary discussion about the three key areas of acute care surgery; trauma, surgical critical care, and surgical emergencies. The 65 chapters are arranged by organ, anatomical site and injury type, and each includes a case study with evidence-based analysis of diagnosis, management, and outcomes. Unless s

chapter 2|23 pages

Complex Airway

chapter 7|10 pages

Blunt thoracic aortic injury

chapter 10|10 pages

Blunt liver injury

chapter 12|5 pages

Penetrating renal injuries

chapter 24|7 pages

Acute respiratory failure

chapter 29|12 pages

Shock

chapter 32|7 pages

Oliguria

chapter 46|6 pages

Appendicitis

chapter 50|9 pages

Acute mesenteric ischemia

chapter 52|14 pages

Acute pancreatitis Pamela A Lipsett