Emergency General Surgery : A Practical Approach

Kenji Inaba

ISBN 10: 331996285X / ISBN 13: 9783319962856

Published by Springer, 2018

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The field of emergency general surgery encompasses a wide array ofsurgical diseases, ranging from the simple to the complex. These diseasesmay include inflammatory, infectious, and hemorrhagic processesspanning the entire gastrointestinal tract. Complications ofabdominal wall hernias, compartment syndromes, skin and soft tissueinfections, and surgical diseases are significantly complex in specialpopulations, including elderly, obese, pregnant, immunocompromised,and cirrhotic patients.This book covers emergency general surgery topics in a succinct, practicaland understandable fashion. After reviewing the general principlesin caring for the emergency general surgery patient, this textdiscusses current evidence and the best practices stratified by organsystem, including esophageal, gastroduodenal, hepatobiliary andpancreatic, small and large bowel, anorectal, thoracic, and hernias.Chapters are written by experts in the field and present a logical,straightforward, and easy to understand approach to the emergencygeneral surgery patient, as well as provide patient care algorithmswhere appropriate.Emergency General Surgery: A Practical Approach provides surgeonsand surgery residents with a practical and evidence-based approachto diagnosing and managing a wide array of surgical diseases encounteredon emergency general surgery call.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emergency General Surgery : A Practical Approach
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 331996285X
• ISBN 13: 9783319962856
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 33D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 33 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1339 grams

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Synopsis

The field of emergency general surgery encompasses a wide array of surgical diseases, ranging from the simple to the complex. These diseases may include inflammatory, infectious, and hemorrhagic processes spanning the entire gastrointestinal tract. Complications of abdominal wall hernias, compartment syndromes, skin and soft tissue infections, and surgical diseases are significantly complex in special populations, including elderly, obese, pregnant, immunocompromised, and cirrhotic patients.

This book covers emergency general surgery topics in a succinct, practical and understandable fashion. After reviewing the general principles in caring for the emergency general surgery patient, this text discusses current evidence and the best practices stratified by organ system, including esophageal, gastroduodenal, hepatobiliary and pancreatic, small and large bowel, anorectal, thoracic, and hernias. Chapters are written by experts in the field and present a logical, straightforward, and easy to understand approach to the emergency general surgery patient, as well as provide patient care algorithms where appropriate.

Emergency General Surgery: A Practical Approach provides surgeons and surgery residents with a practical and evidence-based approach to diagnosing and managing a wide array of surgical diseases encountered on emergency general surgery call.

About the Author

Carlos V.R. Brown
Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
USA

Kenji Inaba
LA County/University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
USA

Matthew J. Martin
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, WA
USA

Ali Salim
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
USA