Perioperative Management: Practical Principles, Molecular Basis of Risk, and Future Directions Per-Olof Hasselgren Jeremy W. Cannon Josef E. Fischer Introduction Preparing patients for surgery has grown increasingly complex as the…
Enteral Nutrition Support Ezra Steiger Laura E. Matarese Introduction Stressful conditions such as surgery are often characterized by hypermetabolism, depletion of protein stores, impaired immune function, and delayed recovery. Provision…
Metabolic and Inflammatory Responses to Trauma and Infection Naji N. Abumrad Igal Breitman Julia Wattacheril William J. Hubbard Irshad H. Chaudry Introduction Surgery has its roots in providing care for…
Maximizing Vein Conduit for Autogenous Bypass Gregory J. Landry DEFINITION Autogenous conduit is preferred for all lower extremity bypasses when available. The greater saphenous vein (GSV) is the most frequently…
Tibial Interventions: Tibial-Specific Angioplasty Considerations and Retrograde Approaches Georges E. Al Khoury Rabih A. Chaer DEFINITION Endovascular tibial intervention is a minimally invasive, endoluminal revascularization of the infrapopliteal vessels. It…
Perimalleolar Bypass and Hybrid Techniques Geetha Jeyabalan Rabih A. Chaer DEFINITION Perimalleolar bypasses are defined by the anatomic location of the distal target outflow vessel. Perimalleolar bypasses refer to any…
Exposure and Open Surgical Reconstruction in the Chest: The Thoracoabdominal Aorta Germano Melissano Efrem Civilini Enrico Rinaldi Roberto Chiesa DEFINITION A thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) involves the aorta at the…
Snorkel/Chimney and Periscope Visceral Revascularization during Complex Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Jason T. Lee Ronald L. Dalman DEFINITION Although routine endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has gained widespread acceptance as the procedure…
Total Thyroidectomy Saïd C. Azoury Martha A. Zeiger DEFINITION Total thyroidectomy involves removal of all thyroid tissue, including both lobes and isthmus, while preserving the parathyroid glands, the recurrent laryngeal…
Percutaneous Femoral-Popliteal Reconstruction Techniques: Antegrade Approaches F. Gallardo Pedrajas Peter A. Schneider DEFINITION Overview: Femoral-popliteal revascularization, for indications of limb salvage or claudication, is performed using open, endovascular, or hybrid…
