- Addresses emergency general surgery in the elderly
- Presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery
- Written by expert clinicians in the field and edited by prominent surgeons
There is a growing need for a book on emergency general surgery in the elderly, as adults age 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population worldwide, and their number is expected to double to 89 million between now and 2050.
Based on these changing demographics, it is expected that there will be a concurrent rise in the demand for a variety of surgical services, including vascular surgery (with a projected growth of 31%) and general surgery (with a projected growth of 18%), as well as in all sub-disciplines of surgery (thoracic, cardiac, oncology, hepatobiliary, transplant, plastic colorectal, orthopedic, gynecologic, urology and neurosurgery).
In addition, older surgical patients often require a different level of care than younger patients during the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases. Many of our geriatric population have multiple chronic illnesses beyond the one for which surgery is required, and therefore are prone to developing postoperative complications, functional decline, loss of independence, and other undesirable outcomes.
In response, this book offers surgeons, geriatrists and nurses state-of-the-art surgical approaches and essential information on the complex perioperative care of the elderly.
Table of Contents- Emergency General Surgery in the Elderly: An Introduction to the Research Base
- Geriatric Decision-Making in the Emergency Department: A Surgeon’s Perspective
- Radiologic Evaluation of Elderly Surgical Patients Undergoing Major Emergency Surgeries
- Medical Comorbidities in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Major Emergency Surgeries
- Reversing the Effect of Anticoagulants Safety in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery
- Anesthetic Concerns in Advanced Age Undergoing Emergency Surgery
- Biology of Perioperative Nutrition: An Update
- Gut Access for Nutritional Provision
- Antibiotic Management in the Elderly Patients
- Enhanced Recovery in Emergency Abdominal Surgery
- The Role of the Internist in the Care of Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery
- Acute Kidney Injury in the Elderly Surgical Patient
- Trauma in Elderly
- Esophageal Perforation and Incarcerated Hiatal Hernia in the Elderly
- Gastric and Duodenal Perforation in Elderly
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Elderly
- Small Bowel Obstructions in the Elderly
- Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Elderly Patient
- Acute Diverticulitis in Elderly
- Intestinal Stomas in Elderly
- Management of Acute Large Bowel Obstruction in Elderly Patients
- Acute Appendicitis in Elderly: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Damage Control and Open Abdomen in the Elderly
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in the Elderly During the Acute Phase: Principles and Techniques
- Emergency Hepatobiliary Surgery in Elderly
- Emergency Cholecystectomy in the Elderly
- Management of Acute Pancreatitis in Elderly
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Geriatric Patient
- Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in Elderly
- Laparoscopic Approaches to Emergency General Surgery
- Surgical Intensive Care of the Elderly
- Postoperative Rehabilitation of the Elderly
