Emergency Surgery

Part 1 Approach; 1 The Initial Approach to the Emergency Surgery Patient; 2 Preoperative Considerations; 3 Emergency Anaesthesia; 4 Analgesia; Part 2 Abdomen; 5 Acute Appendicitis; 6 Colonic Diverticulosis; 7 Biliary Colic and Acute Cholecystitis; 8 Perforated Peptic Ulcer; 9 Fulminant Colitis; 10 Mesenteric Ischaemia; 11 Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage; 12 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding; 13 Acute Pancreatitis; 14 Small Bowel Obstruction; 15 Surgical Jaundice and Cholangitis; 16 Large Bowel Obstruction; 17 Emergency Surgical Management of HerniaePart 3 Vascular; 18 Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; 19 Acute Limb Ischaemia; Part 4 Soft Tissue Infection; 20 Superficial Sepsis, Cutaneous Abscess and Necrotising Fasciitis; Part 5 Urology; 21 Emergency Urology; Part 6 Trauma; 22 Abdominal Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making; 23 Thoracic Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making; 24 Vascular Trauma; 25 Damage Control Surgery; 26 Trauma Laparotomy; 27 Operative Management of Thoracic Trauma; 28 Abdominal Trauma: Operative and Non-Operative Management; Part 7 Critical Care; 29 Critical Care; 30 Postoperative Complications.

Emergency Surgery provides both a practical guide and an understanding of the issues that need to be considered in the management of emergency surgery patients. It presents a clear account of the key issues involved in the assessment, investigation, resuscitation and surgical management of patients who present to the on-call emergency team. It considers the full breadth of issues encountered in these patients including anaesthesia, pre-op resuscitation / optimization, and initial post-operative care including preliminary high dependency/critical care, as well as the complications and acute issues found in acute surgical patients on the ward. It is ideal for surgical trainees as well as trainees from other specialties involved in the care of these complex and challenging patients.