Bites and Stings
Chapter 22 Bites and Stings Robert L. Norris, Paul S. Auerbach, Elaine E. Nelson, Ronald M. Stewart SNAKEBITES MAMMALIAN BITES ARTHROPOD BITES AND STINGS MARINE BITES AND STINGS Snakebites Epidemiology…
Liver Transplantation
Chapter 27 Liver Transplantation Nancy L. Ascher HISTORY INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS LIVE DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION TECHNICAL ASPECTS EARLY COMPLICATIONS EXTENDED CRITERIA DONORS EVALUATION OF ABNORMAL LIVER FUNCTION TEST RESULTS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION…
The Inflammatory Response
Chapter 4 The Inflammatory Response Mitchell P. Fink THE DANGER HYPOTHESIS: DANGER-ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERNS, PATHOGEN-ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERNS, AND ALARMINS CYTOKINES AND CHEMOKINES NEUROENDOCRINE CONTROL OF THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE Celsus is…
Small Bowel Transplantation
Chapter 29 Small Bowel Transplantation Abigail E. Martin, Debra L. Sudan HISTORY NONTRANSPLANTATION THERAPIES FOR SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME INDICATIONS FOR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTATION EVALUATION ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS IMMUNOSUPPRESSION MONITORING AND REJECTION COMPLICATIONS…
Surgery in the Pregnant Patient
Chapter 72 Surgery in the Pregnant Patient Dean J. Mikami, Paul R. Beery, E. Christopher Ellison PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES OF PREGNANCY SAFETY CONCERNS IN PREGNANCY PREVENTION OF PRETERM LABOR ABDOMINAL PAIN…
The Difficult Abdominal Wall
Chapter 19 The Difficult Abdominal Wall Jose J. Diaz, William D. Dutton, Richard S. Miller ACUTE PRESENTATION TEMPORARY ABDOMINAL CLOSURE ABDOMINAL CLOSURE OR PLANNED VENTRAL HERNIA? ELECTIVE PLANNED VENTRAL HERNIA…
The Surgeon’s Role in Mass Casualty Incidents
Chapter 25 The Surgeon’s Role in Mass Casualty Incidents Asher Hirshberg, Michael Stein KEY CONCEPTS MASS CASUALTY AND MODERN TRAUMA SYSTEMS CLINICAL ASPECTS OF HOSPITAL DISASTER PLANS SURGEON’S ROLE IN…
Bedside Surgical Procedures
Chapter 24 Bedside Surgical Procedures Oliver L. Gunter, Jose J. Diaz, Addison K. May RATIONALE FOR BEDSIDE SURGICAL PROCEDURES TAKING THE OPERATING ROOM TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SAFETY PRACTICES…
Evidence-Based Surgery: Critically Assessing Surgical Literature
Chapter 9 Evidence-Based Surgery Critically Assessing Surgical Literature David R. Flum, Farhood Farjah, Nader Massarweh WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY? WHAT IS BEING COMPARED? WHAT IS THE OUTCOME…
Surgical Complications
Chapter 13 Surgical Complications Mahmoud N. Kulaylat, Merril T. Dayton SURGICAL WOUND COMPLICATIONS COMPLICATIONS OF THERMAL REGULATION RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS RENAL AND URINARY TRACT COMPLICATIONS ENDOCRINE GLAND DYSFUNCTION GASTROINTESTINAL…
