Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery: Clinical Questions and Answers

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 surgery. This book covers all surgical aspects of critical care and acute or emergency surgery, making it an ideal learning and review text for surgical trainees and those professionals specializing in these fields.

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors, ix Preface, xiii Part One Surgical Critical Care, 1 1 Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiology, 3 Marcin A. Jankowski and Frederick Giberson 2 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Oxygen Delivery, and Shock, 15 Timothy J. Harrison and Mark Cipolle 3 Arrhythmias, Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Hypertensive Emergencies, 22 Harrison T. Pitcher and Timothy J. Harrison 4 Sepsis and the Inflammatory Response to Injury, 41 Juan C. Duchesne and Marquinn D. Duke 5 Hemodynamic and Respiratory Monitoring, 52 Christopher S. Nelson, Jeffrey P. Coughenour, and Stephen L. Barnes 6 Airway Management, Anesthesia, and Perioperative Management, 62 Jeffrey P. Coughenour and Stephen L. Barnes 7 Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation, 76 Lewis J. Kaplan and Adrian A. Maung 8 Infectious Disease, 86 Charles Kung Chao Hu, Heather Dolman, and Patrick McGann 9 Pharmacology and Antibiotics, 95 Michelle Strong 10 Transfusion, Hemostasis and Coagulation, 106 Stacy Shackelford and Kenji Inaba 11 Analgesia and Sedation, 117 Juan C. Duchesne and Marquinn D. Duke 12 Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal, and Psychiatric Disorders, 126 Meghan Edwards and Ali Salim 13 Acid–Base, Fluid and Electrolytes, 136 Charles Kung Chao Hu, Andre Nguyen, and Nicholas Thiessen 14 Metabolic Illness and Endocrinopathies, 145 Therese M. Duane and Andrew Young 15 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia, 151 Raquel M. Forsythe 16 Acute Kidney Injury, 156 Terence O Keeffe 17 Liver Failure, 165 Bellal Joseph 18 Nutrition, 172 Rifat Latifi 19 Neurocritical Care, 181 Scott H. Norwood and Herb A. Phelan 20 Venous Thromboembolism, 192 Herb A. Phelan and Scott H. Norwood 21 Transplantation, Immunology, and Cell Biology, 202 Leslie Kobayashi 22 Obstetric Critical Care, 213 Gerard J. Fulda and Anthony Sciscione 23 Envenomations, Poisonings and Toxicology, 222 Michelle Strong 24 Common Procedures in the ICU, 233 Adam D. Fox and Daniel N. Holena 25 Diagnostic Imaging, Ultrasound, and Interventional Radiology, 243 Randall S. Friese and Terence O Keeffe Part Two Emergency Surgery, 253 26 Neurotrauma, 255 Bellal Joseph 27 Blunt and Penetrating Neck Trauma, 262 Leslie Kobayashi 28 Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Vascular Injury, 273 Leslie Kobayashi 29 Abdominal and Abdominal Vascular Injury, 282 Leslie Kobayashi 30 Orthopedic and Hand Trauma, 292 Brett D. Crist and Gregory J. Della Rocca 31 Peripheral Vascular Trauma, 302 Daniel N. Holena and Adam D. Fox 32 Urologic Trauma, 311 Hoylan Fernandez and Scott Petersen 33 Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient, 319 Julie L. Wynne and Terence O Keeffe 34 Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum, 328 Andrew Tang 35 Small Intestine, Appendix, and Colorectal, 338 Jay J. Doucet and Vishal Bansal 36 Gallbladder and Pancreas, 348 Andrew Tang 37 Liver and Spleen, 357 Narong Kulvatunyou 38 Incarcerated Hernias, 368 Narong Kulvatunyou 39 Soft–tissue and Necrotizing Infection, 373 Joseph J. DuBose 40 Obesity and Bariatric Surgery, 380 Stacy A. Brethauer and Carlos V.R. Brown 41 Burns, Inhalation Injury, Electrical and Lightning Injuries, 392 Joseph J. DuBose 42 Urologic and Gynecologic Surgery, 399 Julie L. Wynne 43 Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 408 Jared L. Antevil and Carlos V.R. Brown 44 Extremes of Age: Pediatric Surgery and Geriatrics, 421 Michael C. Madigan and Gary T. Marshall 45 Telemedicine and Surgical Technology, 431 Rifat Latifi 46 Statistics, 436 Randall S. Friese 47 Ethics, End–of–Life, and Organ Retrieval, 443 Lewis J. Kaplan and Felix Lui Index, 454