Advances in Surgery 2015

John L. Cameron

Description

Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

Sujets

• Médecine
• Médecine Générale
• Medical
• Surgery

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 03 septembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323355582
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Advances in Surgery

John L. Cameron, MD
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Timothy G. Buchman
K. Craig Kent
Keith D. Lillemoe
Kelly M. McMasters
Mark A. Talamini
Charles J. Yeo
ISSN  0065-3411 Volume 49 • Number 1 • September 2015
Elsevier
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
What Are the Indications for Resection After an Episode of Sigmoid Diverticulitis?
Key points
The evolution of surgery for diverticulitis in the twentieth century
Paradigm shift in the twenty-first century
Indications for sigmoid resection
Recurrent uncomplicated diverticulitis
Complicated acute diverticulitis
Summary
Hospital Readmissions
Key points
Introduction
Surgical readmissions
Tracking readmissions
Variables associated with readmission
Hepatobiliary readmissions
Colorectal readmissions
Vascular readmissions
Predicting patients at risk for readmission
Defining preventable
Preventing readmissions
Summary: readmissions—penalties, progress, prevention
Recent Advances in Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation
Key points
Introduction
Current clinical practice
Advances in surgical techniques
Evolution of immunosuppression
Postoperative management
Graft-versus-host disease
Long-term outcome
Summary
Which Is Best for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Treatment with Chronic Renal Insufficiency
Key points
Introduction
The mechanisms of postoperative decline in renal function after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
The comparison between open repair and endovascular aneurysm repair in patients with chronic renal insufficiency
Strategies to avoid short-term nephrotoxicity and long-term decline in renal function after endovascular aneurysm repair
Summary
What Is the Optimal Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Cancer?
Key points
Background
Preoperative evaluation
Extent of surgery
Management of regional lymph nodes
Radioactive iodine ablation
Surveillance
Management of recurrent disease
Systemic therapy
Summary
Does Diet Make a Difference Following Colon Surgery?
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Principles in Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Key points
Soft tissue sarcoma
Diagnosis and management of extremity sarcomas
Surgical resection of soft tissue tumors in the extremity
Adjuvant therapy for sarcoma of the extremity
Prognosis and management of recurrent disease
Management of abdominal and retroperitoneal tumors
Summary and conclusions
Hospital Accreditation and Bariatric Surgery
Key points
Introduction
History of accreditation
Summary
Trainee Participation in Emergency Surgery
Key points
Introduction
Summary of the “resident effect” on specific outcomes and discussion
Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Weight Management for Type 2 Diabetes
Key points
Introduction
Diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Bariatric surgery
Summary of comparative trials of medical weight management versus bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Discussion
Early intervention and low body mass index
Summary
Should Steroids Be Used During Endovascular Aortic Repair?
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Summary
Are Higher Hospital Venous Thromboembolism Rates an Indicator of Better Quality?
Key points
Introduction
Surveillance bias in venous thromboembolism measurement
Measuring venous thromboembolism prevention
Potential solutions
Summary
Fluid Restriction During Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Key points
Introduction
Physiology and approach to fluid restriction
Hypertonic theory and evidence
Pancreas-specific evidence
Summary
Is There a Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction and Favorable Surgical Outcomes?
Key points
Introduction
National impact of satisfaction surveys
Correlating hospital characteristics and surgical outcome measures with patient satisfaction
Additional patient and hospital factors that influence patient satisfaction
Surgeons as leaders in patient satisfaction
Summary
Does Volume Affect Outcome with Severe Trauma?
Key points
Introduction
Is case volume related to outcome in health care?
Is case volume related to outcome in trauma care?
Outcome following severe trauma: does case volume matter?
Hyperparathyroidism
Key points
Ultrasonography
Sestamibi scan
Single-photon emission computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Computed tomography
Four-dimensional computed tomography scan
Venous sampling
Summary
Abscess After Appendectomy
Key points
Introduction
Nonperforated versus perforated appendicitis
Summary/Discussion
Copyright
Editor: John Vassallo
Developmental Editor: Meredith Clinton
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Contributors
KAREEM ABU-ELMAGD, MD, PhD , Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; Director, Center for Gut Rehabilitation and Transplantation, Transplant Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
KARL Y. BILIMORIA, MD, MS , Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery; Vice Chair of Quality; Director, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
JUAN J. BLONDET, MD , Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellow, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California
RICHARD J. BOLD, MD , Division of Surgical Oncology, UC Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California
MURRAY F. BRENNAN, MFB, MD, FACS , Vice President of International Affairs; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Clinical Oncology, Sarcoma Disease Management Team, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
ERIN G. BROWN, MD , Department of General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
TIMOTHY I. CARTER, MD , Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, New York
GUILHERME COSTA, MD , Staff, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
AIMEE M. CRAGO, MD, PhD, FACS , Assistant Attending Surgeon, Sarcoma Disease Management Team, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
LOUISE DE LA MOTTE, MD, PhD , Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
GERARD DOHERTY, MD, FACS , Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
TIMOTHY C. FABIAN, MD , Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
MICHAEL B. FARNELL, MD , Section of Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Division of Subspecialty General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
DOUGLAS L. FRAKER, MD, FACS , Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Hospital of the Univers