Emergency Surgery

List of Contributors.
Part 1 Approach.
1 The Initial Approach to the Emergency Surgery Patient (AdamBrooks & 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 & AdamBrooks).
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 & BryanA. 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 & NigelTai).
Part 4 Soft Tissue Infection.
20 Superficial Sepsis, Cutaneous Abscess and NecrotisingFasciitis (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 (ThomasK¨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 & AdamBrooks).
Index.