Schein's common sense emergency abdominal surgery: an unconventional book for trainees and thinking surgeons

Emergency abdominal surgery is a battlefield for the surgeon - providing character-building experiences, and opportunities for triumph and disaster. In thethird edition of this 'simple' book, emergency abdominal surgery is discussedin an informal and no nonsense fashion - as practiced in the 'trenches' of the ER and the OR. The preferred approach for a given situation is discussed in context; it has to fulfill certain prerequisites: save life, decrease morbidity, be cost effective and be performed correctly. All the surgeon needs to knowabout emergency abdominal surgery Short chapters, allocated to three sections: preoperative phase, the operation, postoperative phase Written in an easy-to-read tone - concise, to the point with humorous caricatures INDICE: From the contents General Philosophy.- Historial Perspectives.- Before the Operation: The Operation: After the Operation: Postoperative Care.- Nutrition.- Postoperative Antibiotics.- Ileus versus Intestinal Obstruction.- Intra-Abdominal Abscesses.- Anastomotic Leaks and Fistulas.- Leaks after Colonic Surgery.- Abdominal Wall Dehiscence.- etc.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-74820-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 530
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés