"Substantially updated with more illustrations and brand-new chapters that reflect the growth and advances in the field, this latest edition of Acute Care Surgery features an editorial board drawn from the ranks of trauma surgery, emergency surgery, and critical care surgery. A comprehensive, updated, and timely overview of this fledgling specialty!"--Provided by publisher.

Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES -- 1.Acute Care Surgery: General Principles / L.D. Britt -- 2.Acute Care Surgery: Advancement and Challenges / L.D. Britt -- 3.Curriculum Development and Training in Acute Care Surgery / Gregory J. Jurkovich -- 4.Host Response to Acute Illness and Injury / Timothy R. Billiar -- 5.Shock and Current Resuscitation Strategies / Ronald V. Maier -- 6.Preoperative Assessment of the Emergency General Surgery Patient / Edward E. Cornwell -- 7.Imaging in Acute Care Surgery / Stephen I. Schabel -- 8.Surgical Rescue / Andrew B. Peitzman -- 9.Complications of Wound Healing / Matthew D. Neal -- 10.Damage Control Management/Open Abdomen / Michael F. Rotondo -- 11.Basic Operative Strategies and Techniques in Acute Care Surgery / Rao R. Ivatury -- 12.Catheter Intervention and Hemorrhage Control / Megan Brenner -- 13.Airway Management / Kimberly A. Davis -- 14.Transfusion Management / Lena M. Napolitano Note continued: 15.Nutrition Support in Acute Care Surgery / Juan B. Ochoa -- 16.Sepsis: Biology, Pathophysiology, and Management / Matthew R. Rosengart -- 17.Antibiotic Use and Misuse / Mayur Narayan -- 18.Pathophysiology and Management of Pain / Deborah M. Stein -- 19.Acute Care Surgery in Special Populations / Shariq S. Raza -- 20.Regionalization and System Development / Therese M. Duane -- 21.Disaster Preparedness and Mass Casualty Management / Leonard J. Weireter Jr. -- 22.Injury Prevention / Mitchell J. Cohen -- 23.The Immunocompromised Patient and the Acute Abdomen / Gail T. Tominaga -- 24.Endoscopic Interventions in the Acute Care Setting / Gavin Wilks -- 25.Palliative Care / Zara Cooper -- 26.Recovery and Rehabilitation / Beverly Roberts-Atwater -- 27.Grading and Scoring Systems for Acute Care / Shahid Shafi -- 28.The Role of Laparoscopy/Thoracoscopy in Acute Care Surgery / John O. Hwabejire -- SECTION 2 TRAUMA -- 29.Maxillofacial Injuries / Daniel M. Balkin Note continued: 30.Blunt and Penetrating Neck Injury / Jose J. Diaz Jr. -- 31.Traumatic Brain Injury / Alex B. Valadka -- 32.Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Injury / David O. Okonkwo -- 33.Chest Injury / J. Wayne Meredith -- 34.Thoracic Wall Stabilization / Jay Collins -- 35.Pleural Effusion, Hemothorax, and Empyema / Brian G. Harbrecht -- 36.Abdominal Trauma / Gregory J. Jurkovich -- 37.Pelvic Fractures / Thomas M. Scalea -- 38.Genitourinary Trauma / Hunter Wessells -- 39.Extremity Vascular Injuries / Raul Coimbra -- 40.Burns / David N. Herndon -- SECTION 3 EMERGENCY GENERAL SURGERY -- 41.Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen / Raquel Forsythe -- 42.Complications of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Kenneth K. W. Lee -- 43.Complications after Endoscopic and Enteral Access Procedures / Jason Sperry -- 44.Acute and Long-Term Complications of Bariatric Surgery / Giselle G. Hamad -- 45.Inflammatory Conditions of the Small and Large Intestines / Brian S. Zuckerbraun Note continued: 46.Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / David A. Spain -- 47.Intestinal Obstruction and Dysmotility / Louis H. Alarcon -- 48.Surgical Emergencies of the Foregut / David T. Efron -- 49.Appendicitis / Philip S. Barie -- 50.Acute Pancreatitis / Ari Leppdniemi -- 51.Cholecystitis, Cholangitis, and Jaundice / H. Leon Pachter -- 52.Anorectal Abscess and Inflammatory Processes / Michelle Y. Chen -- 53.Abdominal Wall Hernias: Emergencies / Kamal M. F. Itani -- 54.Emergency Groin Hernia Surgery / William Schecter -- 55.Surgical Infections of Skin and Soft Tissue / Sharon Henry -- 56.Nontraumatic Vascular Emergencies / Jean M. Panneton -- 57.Acute Abdomen in Pregnant Women / Rebecca C. Britt -- SECTION 4 SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE -- 58.Surgical Complications in the ICU / Addison K. May -- 59.Complications of Tracheostomy and Intubation / Nicole A. Stassen -- 60.Acute Respiratory Dysfunction / Eileen M. Bulger -- 61.Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome / Mayur Narayan Note continued: 62.Mechanical Ventilator Support / Brian M. Hall -- 63.Cardiovascular Failure and Circulatory Support-Monitoring and Essential Adjuncts / Irving L. Kron -- 64.Acute Liver Failure and Portal Hypertension / Ronald W. Busuttil -- 65.Acute Kidney Injury / Philip S. Barie -- 66.Nosocomial Infections / Jill R. Cherry-Bukowiec -- 67.Thromboembolic Disease / Elliott R. Haut -- SECTION 5 SPECIAL TOPICS -- 68.Comparative Effectiveness Research in Acute Care Surgery / Clifford Y. Ko -- 69.Continual Quality Improvement (CQI) in Acute Care Surgery / David B. Hoyt -- 70.Informed Surgical Consent / Nathaniel McQuay Jr. -- 71.The Affordable Care Act and its Impact on Acute Care Surgery / Charles D. Mabry -- 72.Advance Medical Directives / Grace S. Rozycki -- 73.Ethical and Medical Legal Considerations for the Acute Care Surgeon / Mallory Williams -- 74.Simulation Training in Surgical Education / Jose L. Pascual.

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