TY - BOOK AU - Rosin,Danny AU - Rogers,Paul N. AU - Cheetham,Mark TI - Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery SN - 9781910079881 AV - RC801 .R675 2021 U1 - 616.3 PY - 2020/// CY - Shrewsbury PB - TFM Publishing Limited KW - Digestive organs-Diseases-Surgery KW - Acute abdomen-Surgery KW - Abdomen-Surgery KW - Electronic books N1 - SCHEIN'S COMMON SENSE EMERGENCY Abdominal Surgery -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editors' note -- Preface -- PART I: General considerations -- Chapter 1 General philosophy -- Chapter 2 A brief history of emergency abdominal surgery -- PART II: Before the operation -- Chapter 3 The acute abdomen -- Chapter 4 Rational diagnostic procedures -- Chapter 5 Abdominal imaging -- Chapter 6 Optimizing the patient -- Chapter 7 Pre-operative antibiotics -- Chapter 8 Family, ethics, informed consent and medicolegal issues -- Chapter 9 Before the flight: pre-op checklist -- PART III: The operation -- Chapter 10 The incision -- Chapter 11 Abdominal exploration: finding what is wrong -- Chapter 12 The laparoscopic approach to emergency abdominal surgery -- Chapter 13 Peritonitis: classification and principles of treatment -- Chapter 14 The intestinal anastomosis (and stomata) -- Chapter 15 Diaphragmatic emergencies -- Chapter 16 Upper gastrointestinal emergencies -- Chapter 17 Acute pancreatitis -- Chapter 18 Gallbladder and biliary emergency surgery -- Chapter 19 Small bowel obstruction -- Chapter 20 Acute abdominal wall hernias -- Chapter 21 Acute appendicitis -- Chapter 22 Acute mesenteric ischemia -- Chapter 23 Hepatic emergencies -- Chapter 24 Inflammatory bowel disease and other forms of colitis -- Chapter 25 Colonic obstruction -- Chapter 26 Acute diverticulitis -- Chapter 27 Massive lower GI bleeding -- Chapter 28 Anorectal emergencies -- Chapter 29 Surgical complications of endoscopy -- Chapter 30 Abdominal trauma -- Chapter 31 The abdominal compartment syndrome -- Chapter 32 Abdominal aortic emergencies -- Chapter 33 Gynecological emergencies -- Chapter 34 Abdominal emergencies in infancy and childhood -- Chapter 35 Urological emergencies -- Chapter 36 Abdominal drainage -- Chapter 37 Abdominal closure; Chapter 38 Before landing -- PART IV: After the operation -- Chapter 39 Postoperative care -- Chapter 40 Postoperative antibiotics -- Chapter 41 Postoperative ileus vs. intestinal obstruction -- Chapter 42 Intra-abdominal abscesses -- Chapter 43 Anastomotic leaks and fistulas -- Chapter 44 Relaparotomy and laparostomy for intra-abdominal infection -- Chapter 45 Abdominal wall dehiscence -- Chapter 46 Wound management -- Chapter 47 In the aftermath -- Index N2 - This, the fifth edition of Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery, builds on the reputation of the four previous editions. Already a worldwide benchmark, translated into half a dozen languages, this book guides surgeons logically through the minefields of assessment and management of acute surgical abdominal conditions. Tyro and experienced surgeons alike will benefit from the distilled wisdom contained in these pages. The direct, no-nonsense style gives clear guidance while at the same time providing amusing (or saddening) insights into our collective surgical psyche. Old chapters were revised or rewritten and new chapters have been added, including a completely new colorectal section with its new co-editor UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6425998 ER -