Background Current practice guidelines for management of gallstone pancreatitis (GSP)
recommend early cholecystectomy for patient stabilization and bile duct clearance, preferably at …

Background Modern practice guidelines recommend index cholecystectomy (IC) for patients
admitted with gallstone pancreatitis (GSP). However, this benchmark has been difficult to …

We describe our technique using the combination of a recent surgical technique (ALPPS)
and an anomalous vascular anatomy to push the current limits of liver resectability. The …

Introduction Acute care surgical services provide timely comprehensive emergency general
surgical care while optimizing the use of limited resources. At our institution, 50% of the daily …

The use of anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications is becoming more prevalent in the first
world secondary to aging populations and expanding indications for use of these agents in …

Most patients with bowel obstruction (BO) are not initially managed in the ICU. However,
those with significant associated comorbidities (eg, age, cardiorespiratory, metabolic and fluid …

Background: Acute pain is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients
following trauma, yet under two-thirds receive analgesic medication when presenting to the …

Content learning can be enhanced through writing-to-learn. Research into cognitive load
theory suggests that the use of backwards faded, worked-out examples increases schema …

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a
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Now completely revised to bring you up to date with the latest advances in the field, Critical
Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 5th Edition, delivers …