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…
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…
Chapter 12 Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use Philip S. Barie RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTION INFECTION CONTROL SPECIFIC INFECTIONS ANTIBIOTIC USE DISEASE-, PATHOGEN-, AND ANTIBIOTIC–SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS ANTIBIOTIC TOXICITIES IMPORTANT PATHOGENS OF…
Chapter 8 Regenerative Medicine Jason P. Glotzbach, Sae Hee Ko, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Michael T. Longaker STEM CELL SOURCES BIOENGINEERING FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF STEM CELLS Regeneration refers…
Chapter 10 Perioperative Patient Safety R. Daniel Beauchamp, Michael S. Higgins HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVE SURGICAL INFECTION PREVENTION AND SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CREATING AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE TO PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY…
Chapter 2 Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery Cheryl E. Vaiani, Howard Brody THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS IN SURGERY END–OF–LIFE CARE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY SHARED DECISION MAKING PROFESSIONALISM CONCLUSION The Importance of…
Chapter 101 Left Ventricular Restoration Surgical Treatment of the Failing Heart Marisa Di Donato, Lorenzo Menicanti Pathophysiology of Heart Failure Left Ventricular Remodeling Left Ventricular Geometric Abnormalities in Ischemic and…
CHAPTER 55 Diagnostic Echocardiography (Ultrasound Imaging in Cardiovascular Diagnosis) Rosario V. Freeman, Catherine M. Otto Basic Principles Ultrasound Imaging Modalities Doppler Echocardiography Ventricular Function Systolic Function Diastolic Function Ischemic Heart…
CHAPTER 50 Ventricular Mechanics Mark Ratcliffe, Arthur Wallace, Julius Guccione Structure of Ventricular Tissue Myocyte Orientation Laminar Organization of Myocardium Extracellular Matrix The Cardiac Cycle Electromechanical Activation Cardiac Cycle per…
CHAPTER 78 Acquired Disease of the Mitral Valve Farzan Filsoufi, Joanna Chikwe, David H. Adams History Anatomy Valvular Tissue Commissures Leaflets Mitral Anulus Chordae Tendineae Papillary Muscles and Left Ventricular…
