Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies

Covers most important potential problems in surgical emergencies. Topics include working with the radiology department, working with anesthetists, assessment of the general surgical patient, critical care, management of head injury, hernias, abdominal emergencies, anorectal emergencies, pediatric surgical emergencies, and more. For students and practitioners. Softcover.

Preface

vii

Glossary

viii

Surviving `on take'

1

(14)

Surviving `on take'

2

(1)

Working with the nursing staff

2

(1)

Working with the casualty department

2

(1)

Working with the radiology department

3

(2)

Working with anaesthetists

5

(1)

Communication with patients and relatives

6

(1)

Good surgical practice

6

(1)

Consent

7

(2)

Breaking bad news

9

(1)

Dealing with children

10

(1)

Evidence-based surgery

10

(2)

Assessment of clinical guidelines

12

(1)

Blood-borne diseases/universal precautions

12

(3)

Assessment of the general surgical patient

15

(24)

Assessment of the general surgical patient

16

(3)

Fluid balance

19

(3)

Blood transfusion

22

(4)

Analgesia

26

(3)

Antibiotics and emergency general surgery

29

(3)

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

32

(1)

Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis

33

(2)

Preparing the patient for theatre

35

(1)

Preparing special patient groups for theatre

36

(3)

Critical care

39

(16)

Shock

40

(3)

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis

43

(2)

The critically ill patient

45

(6)

Nutrition

51

(2)

Death and organ donation

53

(2)

Trauma

55

(30)

Trauma

56

(6)

Abdominal trauma

62

(5)

Urological trauma

67

(3)

Vascular trauma

70

(1)

Spinal trauma

71

(2)

Assessment of a head injury

73

(4)

Management of head injury

77

(3)

Burns

80

(5)

Hernias

85

(10)

Hernias

86

(5)

Special types of hernias

91

(2)

Incarcerated/strangulated hernia

93

(2)

Breast disorders

95

(6)

Breast abscess

96

(3)

Breast haematoma

99

(2)

Abdominal emergencies

101

(82)

Acute abdomen

102

(4)

Abdominal masses

106

(2)

Peritonitis

108

(1)

Gallstones

109

(1)

Biliary colic

110

(2)

Acute cholecystitis

112

(3)

Acute cholangitis

115

(2)

Jaundice

117

(4)

Dyspepsia

121

(1)

Perforated peptic ulcer

122

(3)

Oesophageal perforation

125

(3)

Acute pancreatitis

128

(5)

Chronic pancreatitis

133

(2)

Acute appendicitis

135

(4)

Meckel's diverticulum

139

(1)

Diverticular disease

140

(5)

Emergencies in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

145

(3)

Abscesses

148

(2)

Gastrointestinal fistulae

150

(2)

Small bowel obstruction

152

(3)

Large bowel obstruction

155

(4)

Pseudo-obstruction

159

(1)

Volvulus

160

(3)

Gynaecological causes of the acute abdomen

163

(2)

Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

165

(7)

Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage

172

(4)

Clostridium difficile diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis

176

(1)

Stomas

177

(2)

Abdominal compartment syndrome

179

(1)

Swallowed foreign body

180

(3)

Anorectal emergencies

183

(8)

Anorectal sepsis

184

(3)

Prolapsed strangulated haemorrhoids

187

(1)

Thrombosed perianal varix (perianal haematoma)

188

(1)

Rectal prolapse

189

(1)

Pilonidal abscess

190

(1)

Vascular emergencies

191

(24)

Deep venous thrombosis

192

(3)

Lower limb ulceration

195

(4)

Acute lower limb ischaemia

199

(4)

Acute upper limb ischaemia

203

(2)

Aortic dissection

205

(2)

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

207

(3)

Other aneurysms

210

(1)

Aorto-enteric fistula

211

(1)

Acute intestinal ischaemia

212

(3)

Urological emergencies

215

(26)

Acute retention of urine

216

(2)

Haematuria

218

(2)

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

220

(2)

Acute pyelonephritis

222

(2)

Renal stones and colic

224

(3)

The obstructed kidney

227

(2)

Acute scrotum

229

(1)

Torsion of the testis

230

(2)

Torsion of the appendages of the testis

232

(2)

Acute epididymitis/epididymo-orchitis

234

(2)

Idiopathic scrotal oedema

236

(1)

Necrotising fasciitis

237

(2)

Paraphimosis

239

(1)

Priapism

240

(1)

Important paediatric surgical emergencies

241

(8)

Intussusception

242

(1)

Hernias

243

(1)

Pyloric stenosis

244

(1)

Necrotising enterocolitis

245

(1)

Malrotation of the gut

246

(1)

Pre-operative considerations

247

(2)

Appendix 1 Common reference intervals

249

(3)

Appendix 2 In-hospital resuscitation and Advanced life support

252

(5)

Index

257

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