The current medical literature contains ample text addressing the topics of trauma and critical care. However, there are few texts existing that specifically address the common surgical problems encountered by practicing acute care surgeons.Common Problems in Acute Care Surgeryprovides a comprehensive, evidence-based review of the most common clinical problems encountered by acute care surgeons. Focusing on the clinical care of the patient, this volume explores the general principles of acute care surgery and the specific disease states that are commonly encountered by acute care surgeons. The work also touches upon the ethical issues and systems development behind acute care surgery,  including practical considerations for establishing an acute care surgery program, ethical considerations in acute care surgery, and the role of palliative care.

Authored by respected experts in the field and illustrated throughout with detailed photographs,Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery is of great value to resident surgeons in training, fellows, and practicing surgeons in acute care surgery.

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 School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA

The Careful Art of Resuscitation.- The Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen.- Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies.- Damage Control Laparotomy in Surgical Sepsis.- Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit.- Early Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock in the Surgical Patient.- Multiple Organ Failure.- Acute Lung Injury in the Acute Care Surgery Patient.- Nutrition in the Surgical Patient.- Acute Renal Insufficiency (Failure).- Surgical Site Infections.- Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical Patient.- Obtaining a Surgical Airway.- Esophageal Perforation.- Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, and Empyema.- Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia.- Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care Surgeon.- Gastric Outlet Obstruction.- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Acute Biliary Disease.- Bile Duct Injury.- Liver Abscesses.- Acute Pancreatitis.- Small Bowel Obstruction.- Acute Appendicitis.- Diverticulitis.- Acute Mesenteric Ischemia.- Acute Colonic Obstruction.- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Sigmoid and Cecal Volvulus.- Anorectal Emergencies.- Complications of Laparoendoscopic Surgery.- Metabolic and Anatomic Complications Following Bariatric Surgery.- Abdominal Wall Hernias.- The Open Abdomen.- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections.- Extremity Compartment Syndromes.- Palliative Care in the Acute Care Surgery Setting.- Common Ethical Problems in Acute Care Surgery.- Advanced Directives.- Review of EMTALA laws.