Emergency Surgery

Adam Brooks, FRCS (Gen Surg), DMCCNottingham University Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPHThe University of Texas Health Science CenterLt Col Nigel Tai, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg), RAMCRoyal London Hospital and Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, BirminghamCol Peter F. Mahoney, OBE, TD, MSc, FRCA, RAMCRCDM Birmingham ResearchAssociate Editor: David J. Humes, BSc, MBBS, MRCSLecturer in Surgery, University of Nottingham

• List of Contributors viiPart 1 Approach1 The Initial Approach to the Emergency Surgery Patient 3Adam Brooks & J. Alastair D. Simpson2 Preoperative Considerations 6Paul Wood3 Emergency Anaesthesia 14Giles R. Nordmann4 Analgesia 20Jeff L. TongPart 2 Abdomen5 Acute Appendicitis 29Tom Palser, David J. Humes & Adam Brooks6 Colonic Diverticulosis 34David Luke & Douglas M. Bowley7 Biliary Colic and Acute Cholecystitis 40Tom Palser & Mark Taylor8 Perforated Peptic Ulcer 43A. Morris & Mark J. Midwinter9 Fulminant Colitis 46Deborah Nicol & Richard L. Wolverson10 Mesenteric Ischaemia 50Justin Manley & Tracy R. Bilski11 Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage 56John S. Hammond12 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 61J. Alastair D. Simpson13 Acute Pancreatitis 67Euan J. Dickson, Colin J. McKay & C. Ross Carter14 Small Bowel Obstruction 74J. Edward F. Fitzgerald15 Surgical Jaundice and Cholangitis 80John S. Hammond & Ian Beckingham16 Large Bowel Obstruction 86Igor V. Voskresensky & Bryan A. Cotton17 Emergency Surgical Management of Herniae 92John Simpson & David J. HumesPart 3 Vascular18 Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 101Ross Davenport & Nigel Tai19 Acute Limb Ischaemia 106Matthew Button & Nigel TaiPart 4 Soft Tissue Infection20 Superficial Sepsis Cutaneous Abscess and Necrotising Fasciitis 115Conor D. MarronPart 5 Urology21 Emergency Urology 127Thomas J. Walton & Gurminder S. MannPart 6 Trauma22 Abdominal Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making 139Lesly A. Dossett & Bryan A. Cotton23 Thoracic Trauma: Evaluation and Decision Making 145Stella R. Smith, Thomas König & Nigel Tai24 Vascular Trauma 153Nigel Tai & Nora Brennan25 Damage Control Surgery 161Timothy C. Nunez, Igor V. Voskresensky & Bryan A. Cotton26 Trauma Laparotomy 169Victor Zaydfudim & Bryan A. Cotton27 Operative Management of Thoracic Trauma 180Thomas König & Nigel Tai28 Abdominal Trauma: Operative and Non-Operative Management 185Roland A. Hernández, Aviram M. Giladi & Bryan A. CottonPart 7 Critical Care29 Critical Care 195Andrew McDonald Johnston30 Postoperative Complications 203Abeed Chowdhury & Adam BrooksIndex 213

"The editors have done a marvelous job - this is a very useful book not only for various medical specialists and surgeons, but also for medical students, residents, surgical trainees and others intending to specialize in the types of surgeries covered in this book." (Biz India, 6 February 2012) "The reader will enjoy the range of diagrams and tables that break up the text . . . this text may be useful for emergency care practitioners, surgical care practitioners, advanced scrub practitioners and experienced scrub practitioners looking to broaden their scope of practice or simply just extend their knowledge." (Journal of Perioperative Practice, 1 January 2011)"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)