Περιγραφή
- Each chapter begins with a list of the most essential applications for treatment of surgical disease, as well as the dilemmas that may be expected when such diagnostic approaches, techniques and therapies are not utilized. This helps the reader to focus on the chapters most relevant points.
- Consistent layout for easy reference throughout the book.
- An international perspective, provided by the editorial team of leading experts in the field from across the globe.
Critical Care Surgery provides an illustrative, instructive, and comprehensive review that depicts the rationale of basic operative principles essential to surgical therapy in the critically ill patient. The chapters provide pertinent and concise summaries of how to deal with various types of critical illness, including acute renal failure, coma and altered mental status, multiple organ dysfunction and hepatic failure. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in a straightforward manner, and complications are reviewed when appropriate for the organ system and problem. The text is illustrated throughout by line drawings and photographs that depict anatomic or technical principles. A concise, handbook-sized reference work, this book is a valuable resource for all general surgeons and residents in training.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
