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Emergency Surgery for Low Resource Regions

This book is aimed at surgeons faced with the immediate management of acute surgical problems in a variety of resource settings. The topics covered are common in both developed and developing countries as well as in tropical and non-tropical settings. The book offers an introduction to trauma, which...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Piscioneri, Francesco (Editor), Kluger, Yoram (Editor), Ansaloni, Luca (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma
Subjects:
Critical Care Medicine
Traumatic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Tropical Medicine
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine
Abdominal Surgery
Traumatology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Changing face of acute surgery and increasing disparity between developed and developing countries
  • 2 Minimum requirements for an acute surgical facility
  • 3 Organisation of surgical systems
  • 4 rational use of antibiotics
  • 5 Pain management
  • 6 The acute abdomen – an overall synopsis
  • 7 Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding
  • 8 Perianal conditions
  • 9 Oncological issues that require acute intervention
  • 10 Abdominal wall problems
  • 11 Breast
  • 12 Skin and soft tissue
  • 13 Urological emergencies
  • 14 Neck swellings
  • 15 ENT emergencies
  • 16 Trauma primary surveys
  • 17 Trauma secondary surveys
  • 18 Trauma tertiary surveys
  • 19 trauma resuscitation and multidisciplinary care
  • 20 acute burns management

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