Surgical decision making / [edited by] Robert C. McIntyre, Richard Schulick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McIntyre, Robert C., Jr., author.

Schulick, Richard D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery--Decision making.

Surgery.

Preoperative Care.

Critical Care.

General Surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Preoperative Care.

Critical Care.

General Surgery.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 volume (xxv, 459 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Saunders, [2020]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"Using a proven, practical, algorithmic approach, Surgical Decision Making summarizes evidence-based guidelines and practice protocols in an easy-to-follow format. Designed to sharpen the decision-making skills of both trainees and practicing surgeons, the 6th Edition directs your focus to the critical decision points in a wide range of clinical scenarios, helping you determine optimal evaluation and management to secure the best possible patient outcomes. Algorithms are accompanied by annotations that explain all critical factors affecting decisions in a concise, readable manner"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Part I: Perioperative care. Preoperative laboratory evaluation

Preoperative cardiac evaluation

Preoperative pulmonary evaluation

Bleeding disorders in surgical patients

Hypercoagulable patient

Postoperative fever

Bridge anticoagulation

Intraabdominal infection

Preoperative evaluation of the geriatric patient

Part II: Critical care

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Perioperative arrhythmia

Perioperative myocardial ischemia and infarction

Shock

Goal-directed resuscitation

Pulmonary embolism

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Nutritional support

Acute respiratory failure

Acute hypoxic event

Acute renal failure

Acid - base disorders

Sodium disorders

Potassium disorders

Calcium disorders

Hypothermia

Part III: Head & neck. Neck mass

Nonmelanoma skin cancer of the face

Management of melanoma of the head and neck

Part IV: Thoracic. Lung nodule

Mediastinal tumors

Pleural effusion and empyema

Part V: Alimentary tract. Achalasia

Esophageal motility disorders (other than achalasia)

Esophageal perforation

Caustic ingestion

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Barrett's esophagus

Esophageal diverticulum

Paraesophageal hiatal hernia

Gastric ulcer

Duodenal ulcer

Morbid obesity

Upper GI bleeding

Bleeding esophageal varices

Jaundice

Obstructive jaundice: interventional options

Cholelithiasis

Choledocholithiasis

Hepatic abscess

Cystic liver disease

Solid liver lesion

Acute pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis

Pancreatic pseudocysts

Pancreas divisum

Small bowel obstruction

Acute mesenteric vascular occlusion

Short bowel syndrome

Enterocutaneous fistula

Crohn's disease of the small bowel

Right lower quadrant pain

Volvulus

Diverticulitis

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Ulcerative colitis

Ischemic colitis

Toxic megacolon

C. dif colitis

Large bowel obstruction

Rectal prolapse

Constipation

Appendicitis

Anorectal abscess and fistula-in-ano

Hemorrhoids

Pilonidal disease

Anal fissure

Groin hernia

Ventral hernia

Part VI: Oncology. Cancer of unknown primary

Esophageal cancer

Gastric cancer

Cholangiocarcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Gallbladder carcinoma

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Periampullary carcinoma

Pancreatic cystic neoplasms

Pancreatic mass

Retroperitoneal mass

GI lymphoma

Colon polyp

Colon cancer

Rectal cancer

Anal cancer

96 metastatic colorectal carcinoma

Breast and soft tissues: nipple discharge

Gynecomastia

Palpable breast mass

Nonpalpable breast lesions

Early breast cancer

Advanced breast cancer

Recurrent breast carcinoma

Familial breast cancer

Breast reconstruction

Soft tissue masses of the extremities

Cutaneous melanoma

Nonmelanoma skin cancer

Part VII: Endocrine. Thyrotoxicosis

Thyroid nodule

Well-differentiated thyroid cancer

Medullary thyroid carcinoma

Hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism

Hypoglycemia and insulinoma

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Adrenal incidentaloma

Pheochromocytoma

Cushing's syndrome

Primary aldosteronism

Part VIII: Trauma. Initial evaluation and resuscitation

Airway management

Cervical spine injury

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA)

Emergency department thoracotomy

Penetrating neck trauma

Blunt cerebrovascular injury

Rib fractures

Hemo-pneumothorax

Blunt thoracic aortic injury

Blunt cardiac injury

Annotations to thoracoabdominal trauma

Blunt abdominal trauma

Penetrating abdominal injury

Blunt splenic injury

Liver injury

Abdominal vascular injuries

Pancreatic injury

Duodenal injury

Penetrating injury of the colon

Penetrating rectal injury

Damage-control laparotomy

Abdominal compartment syndrome

Traumatic hematuria

Renal injury

Ureteral injuries

Bladder and urethral trauma

Pelvic fractures

Closed head injury

Cervical spine fractures

Spinal cord injury

Popliteal artery injury

Burns

Acute frostbite

Electrical burn injury

Notes:

Revised edition of: Surgical decision making / [edited by] Robert C. McIntyre, Jr., Gregory V. Stiegmann, Ben Eiseman. 5th ed. ©2004.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ClinicalKey, viewed March 26, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Surgical decision making.

ISBN:

9780323567923

0323567924

9780323567916

0323567916

OCLC:

1090679899

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