50 Landmark Papers Every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know: (50 Landmark Papers)

In 50 Landmark Papers every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know, editors Stephen Cohn and Peter Rhee have compiled a selection of the most influential recent contributions to the specialty of acute care surgery/emergency surgery. This book comprises 50 thought-provoking and relevant topics, reviewing carefully selected papers to update the readers on what has been published in the last decade. 50 key papers cover the most relevant studies from a wide range of topics from Acute Cholecystitis to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. This book is of interest to surgical residents and trainees, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care fellows and all members of the Acute Care team. This is both an informative and personal look at evidence-based topics, and is relevant to all general and acute care surgeons. About the Editors Stephen M. Cohn, MD FACS Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University Nutley, New Jersey, USA Peter Rhee New York Medical College Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, New York, USA

Table of Contents:
Section One: Esophageal, Gastri, and Duodenal. 1. Perforated Peptic Ulcer. 2. Paraesophageal Hernia. 3. Esophageal Perforation. Section Two: Intestinal. 4. Small Bowel Obstruction. 5. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. 6. Adult Intussupsception. 7. Enterocutaneous Fistulas. 8. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia. 9. Appendicitis. 10. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. 11. Acute Diverticulitis. 12. Large Bowel Obstruction Management. 13. Ogilvie Syndrome or Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction. 14. Colonic Volvulus. 15. Clostridium difficile Infection. Section Three: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic. 16. Acute Choleycystitis. 17. Acute Cholangitis. 18. Acute Panreatitis. 19. Pancreatic Pseudocyst. 20. Hepatic Abscess. 21. Cirrhosis in Surgery. Section Four: Anorectal. 22. Management of Internal Hemorrhoids. 23. Fissure-in-Ano and Fistula-in-Ano. 24. Anorectal Infections and Abscesses. 25. Pilonidal Abscess. Section Five: General Surgery Consultations. 26. Incarcerated Inguinal Hernias. 27. Incisioinal Hernias: When Do They Occur? 28. Emergency Abdominal Surgery in the Transplant Population. 29. Thoracic and Chest Disease. 30. Complications of Bariatric Surgery. 31. Burns. 32. Urologic or Gynecological Surgery. 33. Pregnancy. Section Six: Miscellaneous. 34. Cellulitis and Superficial Abscess. 35. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection (NSTI). 36. Diabetic Foot Infection. 37. Surgical-Site Infections. 38. Snake Envenomation. 39. Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. 40. Global Surgery. Section Seven: Surgical Intensive Care Unit. 41. Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults. 42. Sepsis. 43. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. 44. Delirium. 45. Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections. 46. A Comparison of Low-Dose Heparin with Low-Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) as Prophylaxis against Venous Thromboembolism after Major Trauma. 47. Pulmonary Embolism. 48. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. 49. End-of-Life Issues. 50. Alcohol Withdrawal.

About the Author :
Stephen M. Cohn, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, New Jersey, USA Peter Rhee, MD, MPH, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA