This text provides 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. The second edition of the textbook include updates to all of the chapters from the first edition. New topics addressed include management of intra-abdominal infections, management of the open abdomen, and hemodynamic monitoring of the critically ill surgical patient. Each chapter addresses a specific topic in acute care surgery. All chapters are written by experts in the field of Acute Care Surgery. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the epidemiology of the clinical problem, the clinical presentation and diagnosis of the problems, and a discussion of the treatment options and potential complications that may arise.Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery, Second Edition will be of great value to surgical residents, fellows, and practicing acute care surgeons.
Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery
The University of Texas McGovern Medical School
Houston, TX, USA
S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS, FCCM
Associate Professor
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, USA
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
I. General Principles
1. Initial Resuscitation and Management of the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient
Diane A Schwartz and John Holcomb
2. The Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen
Marie Crandall
3. Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies
J. Davis Yonge and Patricia Ayoung-Chee
4. Perioperative Management of the Cirrhotic Patient
Maamoun A. Harmouch and Mark J. Hobeika
5. Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit
Emmanuel Sonnaike and Jeremy L. Ward
6. Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU
David Evan Meyer
7. Early Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock in the Surgical Patient<
Michelle H. Scerbo and Laura J. Moore
8. Multiple Organ Failure
Stephanie Gordy
9. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Seth A. Bellister and Michelle K. McNutt
10. Nutrition in the Surgical Patient
Rosemary Kozar, Anthony Tannous, and Diane A. Schwartz
11. Renal Replacement Therapy
Kevin W. Finkel
12. Management of Surgical Site Infections
R. Mario Vera
13. Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical Patient
Holly Whitt and Bryan A. Cotton
14. Principles of Vascular Access
Ramyar Gilani
II. Common Diseases in Acute Care Surgery
15. Management of Intra-Abdominal Infections
Laura J. Moore
16. Obtaining a Surgical Airway
Robert Ellis Southard
17. Esophageal Perforation
Karen J Dickinson and Shanda H. Blackmon
18. Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, and Empyema
K. Shad Pharaon and Benjamin L. Davis
19. Acute Paraesophageal Hernia
David C. Gochnour
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease for the Acute Care Surgeon
Millard Andrew Davis and Sherry L. Sixta
21. Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Shinil K. Shah and Peter A. Walker
22. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Jon D. Dorfman and Heena P. Santry
23. Acute Biliary Disease
Ning Lu and Walter L. Biffl
24. Management of Complications from Biliary Surgery
Maureen D. Moore, Caitlyn McIntyre, and Soumitra Eachempati
25. Liver Abscesses
Edie Chan, Lia Jordano, and Marc Mesleh
26. Acute Pancreatitis
Curtis J. Wray and Tien C. Ko
27. Small Bowel Obstruction
Alicia J. Mangram, Alexzandra Hollingworth, and James K. Dzandu
28. Appendicitis
Adam J. Meyers, Claire de Crescenzo, and Christine Cocanour
29. Diverticulitis
Winston M. Chan and Amit Agarwal
30. Mesenteric Ischemia for the Acute Care Surgeon
Rebecca JoAnne Weddle, Justin J. J. Watson, and Jennifer Marie Watters
31. Large Bowel Obstruction
Laura A. Kreiner
32. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Andrea Weitz and Daniel Vargo
33. Volvulus
Michael S. Truitt and Tim Gutierrez
34. Anorectal Disease
John C. Kubasiak and Marc I. Brand
35. Management of Complications of Endoscopic Therapy
Shinil K. Shah, Nirav C. Thosani, and Peter A. Walker
36. Complications of Morbid Obesity Surgery
Christian Perez, Peter A. Walker, andShinil K. Shah
37. Abdominal Wall Hernias: Emergency Ventral Hernia Repair
Julie L. Holihan and Mike K. Liang
38. Damage Control Surgery and the Open Abdomen
Clay Cothren Burlew
39. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
John A. Harvin
40. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Krislynn M. Mueck and Lillian S. Kao
41. Acute Compartment Syndrome
Joshua L. Gary and Gregory E. Catlett, Jr.
III. Ethics, Legal, and Administrative Considerations
42. Palliative Care In The Acute Care Surgery Setting
Bridget N. Fahy
43. Common Ethical Problems in Acute Care Surgery
Jeffrey P. Spike
44. Advance Directives
Gary T. Marshall
45. EMTALA Review
James J. McCarthy
46. Developing an Acute Care Surgery Program
Janeen R. Jordan, Alicia M. Mohr, and Frederick A. Moore
Index
