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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
