Offers insights on how to handle the following situations: emergency and urgent surgery; perioperative management of the ambulatory surgery patient; perioperative anticoagulation management; surgery in the patient with liver disease; surgery in the patient with renal dysfunction; and, hematological problems in the preoperative patient.

This concise, practical guide is essential reading for anyone who needs to deal with common, important and occasionally life-threatening medical problems in surgical patients early in pre-assessment clinic, the night before surgery and out-of-hours on the wards post-operatively.

A guide that provides an account of the key issues involved in the assessment and management of surgical wounds, tubes, drains, lines and stomas - from the operating theatre to the Critical Care unit and from the ward into the community. Suitable for GPs, surgical nurses, and junior doctors, it also highlights common pitfalls.

The care a patient receives immediately after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications, but many hospitals still do not have formally organized recovery rooms. Now in its fourth edition, this book has established itself as the definitive guide on how to set up, equip, staff, and administer this acute care unit.

Utilizes a problem-based approach to review the most common complaints that lead to surgical consultations. This work helps you learn what past medical information is important to elicit. It helps you know: what to look for in the physical exam; which diagnostics to order; and, how to start immediate treatment while diagnostic procedures continue.

Presents hospital-tested protocols that reflect critical care practices. This book includes information on hemodynamic monitoring and management, respiratory monitoring, airway problems, transfusion agents and infection control techniques, wound care, ventilator management, end-of-life issues, outcomes evaluation, and evidence-based practice.

Surgical Critical Care encompasses all aspects of critical care that are important to surgeons.

An authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients.

A general handbook covering post-surgical complications across all specialties. Particularly relevant for junior doctors and those preparing for their membership of the Royal College of Surgery (MRCS) exams.