Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. General Principles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Initial Resuscitation and Management of the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient

      • Diane A. Schwartz, John Holcomb

      Pages 3-15

   3. The Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen

      • Marie Crandall

      Pages 17-30

   4. Perioperative Considerations for Surgical Emergencies

      • J. Davis Yonge, Patricia Ayoung-Chee

      Pages 31-41

   5. Perioperative Management of the Cirrhotic Patient

      • Maamoun A. Harmouch, Mark J. Hobeika

      Pages 43-54

   6. Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit

      • Emmanuel Sonnaike, Jeremy L. Ward

      Pages 55-62

   7. Hemodynamic Monitoring in the ICU

      • David Evan Meyer

      Pages 63-70

   8. Early Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock in the Surgical Patient

      • Michelle H. Scerbo, Laura J. Moore

      Pages 71-93

   9. Multiple Organ Failure

      • Stephanie Gordy

      Pages 95-111

   10. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

       • Seth A. Bellister, Michelle K. McNutt

       Pages 113-118

   11. Nutrition in the Surgical Patient

       • Rosemary Kozar, Anthony Tannous, Diane A. Schwartz

       Pages 119-131

   12. Renal Replacement Therapy

       • Kevin W. Finkel

       Pages 133-137

   13. Management of Surgical Site Infections

       • R. Mario Vera

       Pages 139-144

   14. Hemorrhage and Transfusions in the Surgical Patient

       • Holly Whitt, Bryan A. Cotton

       Pages 145-158

   15. Principles of Vascular Access

       • Ramyar Gilani

       Pages 159-163

3. Common Diseases in Acute Care Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165

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   2. Management of Intra-Abdominal Infections

      • Laura J. Moore

      Pages 167-172

   3. Obtaining a Surgical Airway

      • Robert Ellis Southard

      Pages 173-177

   4. Esophageal Perforation

      • Karen J. Dickinson, Shanda H. Blackmon

      Pages 179-184

This text provides a comprehensive, evidence-based review of the most common clinical problems encountered by acute care surgeons. Focusing on the clinical care of the patient, this volume explores the general principles of acute care surgery and the specific disease states that are commonly encountered by acute care surgeons. The work also touches upon the ethical issues and systems development behind acute care surgery, including practical considerations for establishing an acute care surgery program, ethical considerations in acute care surgery, and the role of palliative care. The second edition of the textbook include updates to all of the chapters from the first edition. New topics addressed include management of intra-abdominal infections, management of the open abdomen, and hemodynamic monitoring of the critically ill surgical patient. Each chapter addresses a specific topic in acute care surgery. All chapters are written by experts in the field of Acute Care Surgery. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the epidemiology of the clinical problem, the clinical presentation and diagnosis of the problems, and a discussion of the treatment options and potential complications that may arise.Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery, Second Edition will be of great value to surgical residents, fellows, and practicing acute care surgeons.

• acute lung injury
• hemodynamic monitoring
• multiple organ Failure
• palliative surgery
• resuscitation
• the acute abdomen
• Trauma Surgery

“The purpose is to present a series of reviews intended to survey the available evidence on problems encountered in this growing discipline. Trainees and students with an interest in acute care surgery as well as senior providers needing a rapid, readable update are an appropriate audience for this book … . This book is most effective in describing operative and nonoperative management of surgical emergencies. … Surgeons facing abdominal emergencies are best served by this book.” (David Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2017)

• Department of Surgery, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School - Houston, Houston, USA

  Laura J. Moore

• General Surgery and Trauma Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, USA

  S. Rob Todd

Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS


Associate Professor


Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery


The University of Texas McGovern Medical School


Houston, TX, USA




S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS, FCCM


Associate Professor


Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery 


Baylor College of Medicine


Houston, TX, USA

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