Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery

Section I:   General Principles 1.  The Careful Art of Resuscitation Diane A. Schwartz and John B. Holcomb   2.  The Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen Ashley Hardy, Bennet Butler, and Marie Crandall

3.  Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies  Jacquelyn K. O'Herrin

4.  Damage Control Laparotomy in Surgical Sepsis Frederick A. Moore and Laura J. Moore

5.  Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit Linda A. Dultz, Vasiliy Sim, S. Rob Todd

6.  Early Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock in the Surgical Patient Laura Kreiner and Laura J. Moore

7.  Multiple Organ Failure Stephanie Gordy

8.  Acute Lung Injury in the Acute Care Surgery Patient Brittany Busse and Christine S. Cocanour

9.  Nutrition in the Surgical Patient Rosemary Kozar and Diane A. Schwartz

10.  Acute Renal Insufficiency (Failure) Chang-I Wu, Vasiliy Sim, and S. Rob Todd

11.  Surgical Site Infections  Vanessa P. Ho, Soumitra R. Eachempati, and Philip S. Barie

12.  Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical Patient Agathe Streiff and Bryan A. Cotton

Section II:  Common Diseases in Acute Care Surgery

13.  Obtaining a Surgical Airway  Tanner Baker, Spencer Skelton, and Krista Turner

14.  Esophageal Perforation James Wiseman and Shanda H. Blackmon

15.  Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, and Empyema  Heena P. Santry and Bruce J. Simon

16.  Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia Paul J. Schenarts, Mandy R. Maness, and John R. Pender IV

17.  Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care Surgeon Sherry Sixta

18.  Gastric Outlet Obstruction Randeep S. Jawa and David W. Mercer

19.  Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Lynn Gries and Peter Rhee

20.  Acute Biliary Disease Harry M. Richter III and

Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS The University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USA Krista L. Turner, MD, FACS Weill Cornell Medical College, The Methodist Hospital, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USA S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS New York University Langone Medical Center, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA

From the reviews:"This multiauthored book describes management of common problems seen by acute care surgeons. ... Critical care and surgical trainees, as well as seasoned practitioners, are an appropriate audience for this work ... . This is a well-written tool for practitioners in acute care surgery. The major emphasis is on emergency general surgery, with relatively little information on organ system support and minimal discussion of trauma." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2013)

From the reviews:"This multiauthored book describes management of common problems seen by acute care surgeons. ... Critical care and surgical trainees, as well as seasoned practitioners, are an appropriate audience for this work ... . This is a well-written tool for practitioners in acute care surgery. The major emphasis is on emergency general surgery, with relatively little information on organ system support and minimal discussion of trauma." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2013)