Features
•The most comprehensive review to date of surgical training methods and assessment for laparoscopic colorectal surgery
•Part of the legacy of a unique surgical project which has moved the UK to the forefront of laparoscopic surgery and which has extensive international appeal
•An essential reference for general surgical trainees with a colorectal subspecialty interest
•Highly illustrated in full colour, with accompanying operative videos embedded in the e-book


Summary

The first edition of this text represented a breakthrough in the discipline by establishing evidence-based guidelines for all practitioners.This fully revised new edition provides readers with up to date information and the highest levels of evidence on which to base their decisions across all aspects of acute surgery and trauma. As with the first edition, this edition presents summary tables of data to allow quick reference and easy interpretation. A unique feature for this new edition is an expert commentary to accompany each specialist chapter, including clinical 'pearls', from senior surgeons in the field.

Evidence for Injury Prevention Strategies: From Private Practice to Public Policy. Trauma Systems. Evidence-Based Surgery: Military Injury Outcomes. Evidence-Based Surgery: Traumatized Airway. Monitoring of the Trauma Patient. Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient. Diagnosis of Injury in the Trauma Patient. An Evidence-Based Approach to Damage Control Laparotomy For Trauma. Evidence-Based Surgery: Coagulopathy in the Trauma Patient. Traumatic Brain Injury. Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries. Facial Injuries. Ocular Trauma: An Evidence-Based Approach to Evaluation and Management. Neck Trauma. Emergency Thoracotomy. Trauma to the Chest Wall. Evidence-Based Surgery: Injury to the Thoracic Great Vessels. Evidence-Based Surgery: Cardiac Trauma. Injury to the Esophagus, Trachea, and Bronchus. An Evidence-Based Approach to Spleen Trauma: Management and Outcomes. Injury to the Liver. Small Bowel and Colon Injuries. Diaphragmatic Injuries. Pancreatic and Duodenal Trauma. Abdominal Vascular Trauma. An Evidence-Based Approach to Pregnant Trauma Patients. Pelvic Fractures. An Evidence-Based Approach to Extremity Vascular Trauma. Surgery of Upper Extremity. Lower Extremity Injury. Limb Salvage for the Mangled Extremity. Critical Questions in Support of the Burned Patient. Inhalation Injury. Electrical, Cold, and Chemical Injuries. Evidence-Based Wound Care Management. Viperidae Snakebite Envenomation. Evidence-Based Surgery: War Wounds. Evidence-Based Surgery: Pediatric Trauma. An Evidence-Based Approach to Geriatric Trauma. Rural Trauma. Urologic Trauma. SURGICAL EMERGENCIES. Small Bowel Surgery. An Evidence-Based Approach to Upper GI Bleed Management. Peptic Ulcer Disease. Enterocutaneous Fistula. Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. Appendicitis. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Diverticular Disease of the Colon. Large Bowel Obstruction. Acute and Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia. Ogilvie’s Syndrome and Colonic Volvulus. Hemorrhoids. Anal Fissure, Fistula, and Abscess. Evidence-Based Surgery: Pilonidal Disease. Rectal Prolapse: Evidence-Based Outcomes. Evidence-Based Practice: Acute Cholecystitis. Acute Cholangitis. Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreatic Pseudo-cysts. Liver Abscess. Diagnosis and Treatment of Variceal Hemorrhage due to Cirrhosis. Gangrene of the Foot. Acute Arterial Embolus. Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Acute Aortic Dissection. Deep Venous Thrombosis. Pulmonary Embolism. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections. Incarcerated Hernias. Surgical Endocrine Emergencies. SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE. Evidence-Based Surgery: Bacteremia. Prevention of Central Venous Catheter Infections. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock. Perioperative Arrhythmias. Feeds and Feeding Surgical Patients. Evidence-Based Surgery: Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Acute Renal Failure. Fluid and electrolytes. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Agitation and Delirium in the ICU. Malignant Hypertension: An Evidence-based Surgery Review.