Surgical Critical Care An Issue Of Surgical Clinics E Book

An important review on critical care for the general surgeon! Topics include: heparin induced thrombocytopenia, monitoring devices, mechanical ventilation, removal from mechanical ventilations, common complications in the critically ill patients, common drugs in the SICU, hypovolemic shock resuscitation, sepsis, nutrition, renal management, pain management, family engagement, and more!

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, Guest Editor Brett H. Waibel brings his considerable expertise to the topic of surgical clinical care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Topical coagulant agents, Antibiotic therapy in the ICU, Telemedicine and the intensive care unit, and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on surgical critical care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics, such as ARDS/management of pulmonary illness in era of COVID; Ultrasound and other advance hemodynamic monitoring modalities in the intensive care unit; Systemic anticoagulation and reversal, including Direct Oral Anticoagulants; Management of decompensated cirrhosis and associated syndromes; and more.

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Surgical Critical Care, and is edited by Dr. Cynthia Talley. Articles will include: Brain Death; Indications and Methods of Anticoagulant Reversal; Ultrasound and Other Innovations for the ICU; Severe Sepsis Strategies; Renal Failure in the Critically Ill; Decompensated Cirrhosis and Fluid Resuscitation; Gastrointestinal Complications; Nutrition for the Critically Ill; End of Life and Goals of Care; Resuscitation for Hypovolemic Shock; Ventilator Strategies for COPD and ARDS; Traumatic Brain Injury Management; The Mobility and Impact of Frailty in the ICU; Delirium and PTSD Prevention; and more!

Editor George Velmahos and authors highlight every important area in Acute Care Surgery for all general surgeons. Topics include obstruction, perforation, bleeding, acute inflammation, hernia emergencies, the open abdomen, necrotizing soft tissue infections, vascular emergencies, thoracic emergencies, and much more!

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in surgical critical care. The book reviews up to date data regarding the management of common problems that arise in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The protocols, care bundles, guidelines and checklists that have been shown to improve process measures, and in certain circumstances, are discussed in detail. The text also discusses several well designed randomized prospective trials conducted recently that have altered the way we care for surgical patients with traumatic brain injury, hemorrhagic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis. This book provides the practicing physician with a clinically oriented practical approach to handle basic and complex issues in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. This text will serve as a very useful resource for physicians dealing with critically ill surgical patients. It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information. This text will become an invaluable resource for all graduating fellows and practicing physicians who are taking the surgical critical care board examinations.

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editors Drs. Viren P. Punja and Paul J. Schenarts bring their considerable expertise to the topic of General Surgery Emergencies. Top experts discuss gastric, duodenal, and small bowel surgical emergencies; management of bariatric emergencies, surgical emergencies in patients with significant comorbid diseases; optimization of care for the elderly surgical emergency patient; damage control in and transfer of the emergency general surgery patient; palliative emergency general surgery; and more. Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including evaluation of abdominal emergencies; resuscitation and preparation of the emergency general surgery patient; thoracic emergencies for the general surgeon; surgical management of anorectal emergencies; general surgery during pregnancy and gynecologic emergencies; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on general surgery emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Editors Robert Sawyer and Tracy Hedrick and authors review the latest in Surgical Infections. Articles will include Bloodstream Infections and Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections; Surgical Intervention for Thoracic Infections; Intra-abdominal Infections; Clostridium difficile infection; Urinary Tract Infections; Surgical Site Infections; Prosthetic Joint Infections; Resistant Pathogens, Fungi, and Viruses; Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit; Pneumonia; Differences Between Murine and Human sepsis; of the intestinal Microbiome and the emerging pathobiome; Advancing Technologies for the Diagnosis and Management of Infections; Upcoming Rules and Benchmarks Affecting the Monitoring and Payment for Surgical Infections; and more!