CHAPTER 42 ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIAS: EMERGENCIES AND RECONSTRUCTION TIMOTHY C. FABIAN AND MARTIN A. CROCE INTRODUCTION There are few conditions that test the combination of a surgeon’s critical care skills,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
