Acute care surgery

By Vicente H. Gracias, Mark G. McKenney, Patrick M. Reilly, George Velmahos

Subjects: Emergency Medicine, Advertising & Promotion, Medical / Nursing, Medical, Methods, Medical / Surgery / General, Wounds and injuries, Surgery, Surgical emergencies, Critical care medicine, Critical Care, Wounds and Injuries, Emergency Treatment, Surgery - General, Surgical intensive care, Operative Surgical Procedures, Wounds and injuries, treatment

Description: A definitive overview of how to evaluate, stabilize, and perform surgeries for multiple emergent scenarios. It's a step-by-step from triage through the operation and concisely explains how to handle trauma, critical care, and emergency surgery situations. No other resource delivers such quick access to essential information prior to the procedure, helping to ensure optimal outcomes for the critically ill surgical patient. Written specifically to help you prepare during the narrow window of time between resuscitating the patient in the emergency room and the patient's admission to the operating room.