Chapter 9 Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Rovinder S. Sandhu, MD, Michael D. Pasquale, MD INTRODUCTION Pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) has been the subject of enormous controversy regarding its utility since its…
Chapter 86 Inguinal and Umbilical Hernias Earl Hodin, MD Inguinal Hernia INTRODUCTION Inguinal herniorrhaphy is one of the most common operations performed by the pediatric surgeon. Inguinal hernias in children…
Chapter 38 Pancreatic Cyst/Debridement Lynt B. Johnson, MD, Patrick G. Jackson, MD, Trevor Upham, MD Inflammatory Pancreatic Cyst Drainage Lynt B. Johnson INTRODUCTION Cysts of the pancreas are typically inflammatory…
Chapter 5 Anesthesia for the Surgeon Ankur Gosalia, MD, Babak Sarani, MD INTRODUCTION Perioperative management has changed significantly since the early 1980s. Specifically, many operations that historically required preoperative hospitalization…
Chapter 36 Distal Pancreatectomy Kiran K. Dhanireddy, MD, Thomas M. Fishbein, MD INTRODUCTION Distal pancreatectomy is performed for a variety of benign and malignant indications. The tail of the pancreas…
Chapter 10 Arterial Catheterization Elizabeth A. David, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION Continuous arterial pressure monitoring and direct arterial blood samplings are the two most common indications for arterial…
Chapter 11 Chest Tube Insertion Aarti Mathur, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION Drainage of the pleural space by means of tube thoracostomy is a common procedure performed for a…
Chapter 1 From Error to Perfection: The Process of Surgical Maturation Stephen R.T. Evans, MD Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them…
Chapter 78 Damage Control: Abdominal Closures Benjamin Braslow, MD, Bruno Molino, MD, Vicente H. Gracias, MD INTRODUCTION Massive hemorrhage ranks second only to central nervous system injuries as the leading…
Chapter 72 Evaluating Trauma Literature David C. Chang, MD INTRODUCTION In some surgical specialties, new procedures and guidelines are frequently developed and adopted based on uncontrolled case series, despite the…
