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Medical General

Minimally Invasive Acute Care Surgery

by (author) Kosar A. Khwaja

edited by Jose J. Diaz

Publisher
Springer Nature
Initial publish date
Jan 2018
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9783319647210
    Publish Date
    Jan 2018
    List Price
    $80.5

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Description

This text is designed to present a comprehensive, up to date and safe approach to managing emergency general surgery patients with a minimally invasive approach. This book bridges the gap between the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) expert who may not routinely be involved in the care of the acute care surgery patient and the ACS expert surgeon who may not have a routine MIS elective practice.

 

The first section reviews the physiology of the acute care surgery patient and the physiologic impact of MIS techniques including pnemoperitoneum in critically ill patients. This review is crucial to assure that the surgeon has a clear understanding of when a MIS approach is safe and when it can be potentially dangerous to the patient.

 

The illustrations are presented in an atlas-style format to describe the surgical procedures. The authors of the various sections are minimally invasive and acute care surgeons from prominent academic centers. The format represents a narrative review with appropriate illustrations and links to online videos.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Kosar Khwaja, MD, MBA, MSc, FRCS, FACS

 

Director of Acute Care Surgery, MGH

 

Associate Director, Trauma Program

 

Critical Care Medicine

 

McGIll University Health Centre

 

McGill University

 

Department of Surgery

 

Montreal, Quebec

 

Canada

 

 

Jose J. Diaz, MD, CNS, FACS, FCCM

 

Professor of Surgery

 

Chief Division of Acute Care Surgery

 

Program Director Acute Care Surgery Fellowship

 

Program in Trauma

 

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

 

University of Maryland Medical Center

 

Baltimore, MD

 

USA