Emergency Surgery

Emergency Surgery provides both a practical guide and an understanding of the issues that need to be considered in the management of emergency surgery patients. It presents a clear account of the key issues involved in the assessment, investigation, resuscitation and surgical management of patients who present to the on-call emergency team.
It considers the full breadth of issues encountered in these patients including anaesthesia, pre-op resuscitation/optimization, and initial post-operative care including preliminary high dependency/critical care, as well as the complications and acute issues found in acute surgical patients on the ward.
It is ideal for surgical trainees as well as trainees from other specialties involved in the care of these complex and challenging patients.

Adam Brooks, FRCS (Gen Surg), DMCC
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham
Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPH
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Lt Col Nigel Tai, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg), RAMC
Royal London Hospital and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham
Col Peter F. Mahoney, OBE, TD, MSc, FRCA, RAMC
RCDM Birmingham Research
Associate Editor: David J. Humes, BSc, MBBS, MRCS
Lecturer in Surgery, University of Nottingham

"It will be a useful tool in education in general surgery. The price is also affordable. For those who want to immerse themselves a bit more, Current surgical therapy (1) is recommended." (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, 18 November 2010)

List of Contributors.
Part 1 Approach.
1 The Initial Approach to the Emergency Surgery Patient (Adam Brooks & J. Alastair D. Simpson).
2 Preoperative Considerations (Paul Wood).
3 Emergency Anaesthesia (Giles R. Nordmann).
4 Analgesia (Jeff L. Tong).
Part 2 Abdomen.
5 Acute Appendicitis (Tom Palser, David J. Humes & Adam Brooks).
6 Colonic Diverticulosis (David Luke & Douglas M. Bowley).
7 Biliary Colic and Acute Cholecystitis (Tom Palser & Mark Taylor).
8 Perforated Peptic Ulcer (A. Morris & Mark J. Midwinter).
9 Fulminant Colitis (Deborah Nicol & Richard L. Wolverson).
10 Mesenteric Ischaemia (Justin Manley & Tracy R. Bilski).
11 Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage (John S. Hammond).
12 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (J. Alastair D. Simpson).
13 Acute Pancreatitis (Euan J. Dickson, Colin J. McKay & C. Ross Carter).
14 Small Bowel Obstruction (J. Edward F. Fitzgerald).
15 Surgical Jaundice and Cholangitis (John S. Hammond & Ian Beckingham).
16 Large Bowel Obstruction (Igor V. Voskresensky & Bryan A. Cotton).
17 Emergency Surgical Management of Herniae (John Simpson & David J. Humes).
Part 3 Vascular.
18 Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Ross Davenport & Nigel Tai).
19 Acute Limb Ischaemia (Matthew Button & Nigel Tai).
Part 4 Soft Tissue Infection.
20 Superficial Sepsis, Cutaneous Abscess and Necrotising Fasciitis (Conor D. Marron).
Part 5 Urology.
21 Emergency Urology (Thomas J. Walton & Gurminder S. Mann).
Part 6 Trauma.
22 Abdominal Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making (Lesly A. Dossett & Bryan A. Cotton).
23 Thoracic Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making (Stella R. Smith, Thomas König & Nigel Tai).
24 Vascular Trauma (Nigel Tai & Nora Brennan).
25 Damage Control Surgery (Timothy C. Nunez, Igor V. Voskresensky & Bryan A. Cotton).
26 Trauma Laparotomy (Victor Zaydfudim & Bryan A. Cotton).
27 Operative Management of Thoracic Trauma (Thomas K¨onig & Nigel Tai).
28 Abdominal Trauma: Operative and Non-Operative Management (Roland A. Hernández, Aviram M. Giladi & Bryan A. Cotton).
Part 7 Critical Care.
29 Critical Care (Andrew McDonald Johnston).
30 Postoperative Complications (Abeed Chowdhury & Adam Brooks).
Index.