Genitourinary Emergencies
Fig. 14.1 Intraperitoneal bladder injury: (a) tomography and (b) VCUG Fig. 14.2 Extraperitoneal bladder rupture Cystoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can help identify the location and size of…
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Major Vascular Injuries
Fig. 12.1 Pre-operative computed tomography angiography (CTA) in a patient with RAAA. The white arrow depicts the site of aortic rupture in the anterior-left lateral wall. A blush of contrast…
Nontraumatic Peripheral Vascular Emergencies
Embolism Thrombosis 1. Atrial fibrillation 1. Atherosclerotic occlusion 2. Mural thrombus 2. Thrombosed aneurysm 3. LV aneurysm 3. Bypass or stent graft occlusion 4. Paradoxical 4. Hypercoagulable states 5. Endocarditis…
Septic Shock and Resuscitation Strategies
Infection Inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms or the invasion of those microorganisms into a host Bacteremia Presence of viable bacteria in the blood Systemic infammatory response syndrome (SIRS)…
Nutrition in Sepsis and Acute Surgical Patients
Characteristic Age APACHE IIa SOFAb score Number of comorbidities Inpatient floor stay prior to ICUc admit? IL-6d Points ≥50 = 1,≥75 = 2 ≥15 = 1 ≥20 = 2 ≥28…
Antibiotic Management in Acute Care Surgery
Fig. 17.1 Antibiotics therapy is useful only when the source of infection is controlled. Removing the ureteric obstruction in this scenario is essential for antibiotics to work. The search for…
Geriatric Emergency Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini and George Velmahos (eds.)Acute Care Surgery Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-15341-4_28 28. Geriatric Emergency Surgery Torhild Veen1, Jan Rune Aunan1 and Kjetil Søreide1 (1) Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, 8100,…
Surgical Emergencies During Pregnancy
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini and George Velmahos (eds.)Acute Care Surgery Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-15341-4_27 27. Surgical Emergencies During Pregnancy Goran Augustin1 (1) University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine University of…
Common Surgical Emergencies in Transplanted Patients
Fig. 25.1 Types of surgical emergencies in transplanted patients 25.2 Preoperative Considerations in the Transplanted Patient Although the fundamental principles of surgery continue to apply, it is important to recognize…
Common Pediatric Surgical Emergencies
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini and George Velmahos (eds.)Acute Care Surgery Handbook10.1007/978-3-319-15341-4_24 24. Common Pediatric Surgical Emergencies Andreas Fette1, 2 (1) Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Pediatric Surgery,…
