Support of the Organ Donor
CHAPTER 57 SUPPORT OF THE ORGAN DONOR DAVID M. KASHMER, SUZANNE A. FIDLER, AND MICHAEL D. PASQUALE The gap between the availability of organs and the demand for transplantation is…
Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
CHAPTER 34 ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE CHRISTOPHER J. CARLSON AND GRANT E. O’KEEFE GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is common and remains an important cause of morbidity and…
Procedures
CHAPTER 64 PROCEDURES AMY J. GOLDBERG AND ABHIJIT S. PATHAK OPEN TRACHEOSTOMY Indications Obstruction at or above the larynx secondary to tumor edema trauma/fracture foreign body burns severe pharyngeal or…
Informed Surgical Consent
CHAPTER 60 INFORMED SURGICAL CONSENT DAVID G. JACOBS “Patients should understand the indications for the operation, the risk involved, and the result that it is hoped to attain ” —ACS…
Chest Injury
CHAPTER 27 CHEST INJURY AMY N. HILDRETH AND J. WAYNE MEREDITH Chest trauma is a significant contributor to patient morbidity and mortality. Thoracic injuries are often accompanied by substantial injuries…
Extremity Vascular Injuries
CHAPTER 31 EXTREMITY VASCULAR INJURIES DAVID V. FELICIANO HISTORY Vascular injuries in the extremities have been reported since antiquity. Aulus Cornelius Celsus (25 BC-50 AD) first described that hemorrhage from…
Advance Medical Directives
CHAPTER 61 ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES GRACE S. ROZYCKI AND WILLIAM R. SEXSON Advances in medical care have led to life-saving interventions, but extending a patient’s life in a severely compromised…
Disaster Preparedness and Mass Casualty Management
CHAPTER 17 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MASS CASUALTY MANAGEMENT LEONARD J. WEIRETER JR Police find car bomb in Times Square A crude car bomb of propane, gasoline and fireworks was discovered…
Palliative Care
CHAPTER 58 PALLIATIVE CARE RONALD M. STEWART In the face of critical surgical illness, palliative care focuses on a set of individualized goals aimed at reducing the suffering of the…
Intestinal Obstruction and Dysmotility Syndromes
CHAPTER 36 INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION AND DYSMOTILITY SYNDROMES LOUIS H. ALARCON Few clinical conditions are as common yet potentially perplexing as intestinal obstruction. Intestinal obstruction is a frequent presenting problem and…
