Main description:

Gastrointestinal surgery is performed for a range of benign and malignant diseases in both elective and emergency settings. However, many of these operations are followed by complications, which need early detection so that they can be managed in a way that is rational, evidence-based and makes the best use of the available local resources.

Complications after Gastrointestinal Surgery is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference book for practicing and aspiring gastrointestinal and general surgeons as well as for trainees and assistants. With contributions from more than 90 experts from 15 different countries, it offers a systematic description of the general aspects of surgical complications. It discusses institutional issues such as managing complications in limited-resource settings and the impact of centralisation and
checklists. It also describes the ways to deal with specific post-surgery problems pertaining to different organs such as the oesophagus, the small and large intestines, pancreas and liver.

Contents:

FOREWORD BY SIR ROY YORKE CALNE IX EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS XI ABBREVIATIONS XVII 1 INTRODUCTION 1 S. NUNDY AND D.J. GOUMA PART I GENERAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS 2 CARDIOPULMONARY COMPLICATIONS IN GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY PATIENTS 5 T.G.V. CHERPANATH, A.S. NETO, W.K. LAGRAND AND M.J. SCHULTZ 3 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 15 A. DAVENPORT 4 PERIOPERATIVE HAEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS PROBLEMS IN GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 27 M.M. LEVI 5 STRATEGY OF PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT 40 E.M.H. (LISBETH) MATHUS-VLIEGEN 6 SEVERE SURGICAL SEPSIS AND PERITONITIS AFTER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL SIGNS AND TREATMENT 58 P.B. SOETERS 7 THE E ROLE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS AFTER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 76 T. MULDER, J.A.J.W. KLUYTMANS AND M.J.M. BONTEN PART II GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS 8; MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERIES IN THE LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTING 91 N.P. RAYKAR, N. ROY, M.U. KHAJANCHI AND S.S. NAGRAL 9 IMPACT OF CENTRALISATION, ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL QUALITY AND OUTCOME 102 J.A.M.G. TOL AND D.J. GOUMA 10 THE E AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: STANDARDISED DATA AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES 115 H.A. PITT AND E.P. CEPPA 11 THE E DEFI NITION AND GRADING OF COMPLICATIONS BY SEVERITY 129 K. SLANKAMENAC, R.D. STAIGER AND P.-A. CLAVIEN 12 THE E IMPACT OF A CHECKLIST ON COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY 138 J.F. LANGE 13 IMPACT OF CHECKLISTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 142 N. CHAUDHARY 14 THE E DUTCH SURGICAL COLORECTAL AUDIT: REDUCING COMPLICATIONS BY NATIONWIDE FEEDBACK ON PROCESS AND OUTCOME 149 N.J. VAN LEERSUM, E.H. EDDES, M.W.J.M. WOUTERS AND R.A.E.M. TOLLENAAR 15 IMPACT OF CHEMOTHERAPY ON POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 155 B. SIROHI, A. MITRA AND S.V; SHRIKHANDE PART III ORGAN-SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH 16 COMPLICATIONS AFTER OESOPHAGEAL SURGERY 169 M. REEH, Y.K. VASHIST AND J.R. IZBICKI 17 MANAGEMENT OF PANCREATIC FI STULA AFTER GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC CANCER 176 S. MORITA, A. OKARO, T. WADA, T. FUKAGAWA AND H. KATAI 18 IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS AFTER ANTIREFL UX SURGERY 186 I. ROUVELAS, T. IRINO AND L. LUNDELL 19 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY 194 M. LAKDAWALA, A.G. BHASKER AND J.W.M. GREVE INTESTINES 20 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER DUODENAL AND SMALL BOWEL SURGERY 209 A.K. STADLER, M. BUCHLER AND O. STROBEL 21 MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC COLON SURGERY 221 M. MORINO AND M.E. ALLAIX 22 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER ILEAL POUCH AND RECTAL SURGERY 231 W.A.A. BORSTLAP, G.D. MUSTERS, P.J. TANIS, C.J. BUSKENS AND W.A. BEMELMAN 23 MESENTERIC ISCHAEMIA: DECREASING MORTALITY BY; REDUCING TIME TO DIAGNOSIS 241 F. KUEHN AND E. KLAR 24 ACUTE MESENTERIC ISCHAEMIA IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 249 R. NAGARAJA LIVER, GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCTS 25 LIVER FAILURE 263 G. GYORI, M. LESURTEL AND P.-A. CLAVIEN 26 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC LIVER RESECTION 269 C.-W. LIN AND D. CHERQUI 27 COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY FOR PERIHILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA 280 E. ROOS, R.J.S. COELEN AND T.M. VAN GULIK 28 HOW TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT MAJOR BILIARY AND VASCULOBILIARY INJURIES AFTER CHOLECYSTECTOMY 288 S.M. STRASBERG 29 COMPLICATIONS OF SURGERY FOR PORTAL HYPERTENSION 303 R. PANWAR, S. PAL AND P. SAHNI 30 COMPLICATIONS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION 321 G. KUMAR, N. GOYAL AND S. GUPTA PANCREAS 31 MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER OPERATIONS FOR ACUTE PANCREATITIS 335 SANJAY PANDANABOYANA AND J.A. WINDSOR 32 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY FOR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS 344 S; BURMEISTER, E. JONAS, S.R. THE OMSON AND P.C. BORNMAN 33 HOW TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT MAJOR COMPLICATIONS AFTER PANCREATIC HEAD SURGERY 355 G. GEMENETZIS, C.L. WOLFGANG AND A.A. JAVED 34 COMPLICATIONS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY 366 S. SANCHEZ CABUS AND L. FERNANDEZ-CRUZ 35 PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER ABLATIVE THERAPIES ON THE PANCREAS 376 S. PAIELLA, R. SALVIA, G. MARCHEGIANI, M. D'ONOFRIO AND C. BASSI 36 POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER RESECTION OF PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOURS 384 E.J.M. NIEVEEN VAN DIJKUM AND C.H.J. VAN EIJCK INDEX 391