Surgical Emergencies
Published on 25. February 1999
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-632-05047-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to present a clear and practical account of this important subject for the benefit of trainee and practising surgeons. It describes the practical procedures, decision-making and clinical management of each category of surgical emergency and gives a concise account of the relevant underlying principles of anatomy, physiology etc. In this way it is appropriate both as a practical guide to day to day surgical procedure and in preparing trainees for the FRCS examination. The book is organised by body system and each chapter contains a list of key references for further reading.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
337
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
Weight
1494 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-05047-5 (9780632050475)
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Content
List of Contributors; Preface; 1. Emergency room treatment - the ATLS Philosophy; 2. Shock; 3. Response to surgical trauma; 4. Perioperative management of the emergency patient; 5. Burns; 6. Life-threatening surgical infections; 7. The acute abdomen and laparotomy; 8. Laparotomy in acute abdomen; 9. Oesophageal emergencies; 10. Acute peptic ulcer disease; 11. Acute biliary emergencies; 12. Acute Pancreatitis; 13. Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage; 14. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding; 15. Small bowel obstruction; 16. Large bowel obstruction; 17. Abdominal Hernias; 18. Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain; 19. Acute anorectal conditions; 20. Abdominal trauma; 21. Head injuries; 22. Acute respiratory obstruction and tracheostomy; 23. Thoracic emergencies; 24. The acutely swollen limb; 25. Acute limb ischaemia; 26. Abdominal aortic aneurysms; 27. Acute mesenteric ischaemia; 28. Vascular trauma; 29. Urological emergencies; 30. Urological trauma; 31. Emergency conditions affecting the breast; 32. Gynaecological emergencies; 33. The acute abdomen in pregnancy