Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Trauma: Mediastinum
Fig. 7.1 (a) Anterior view. (b) Posterior view. The diagram shows the utilization of a pedicled pericardial patch in the repair of a wide gap in the wall of the…
ABDOMINAL MEDICINE
Pelvic Damage Control
Fig. 5.1 Clinical pathway for hemodynamically unstable patient with mechanical unstable fracture pattern 5.5.1 Hemodynamically Unstable Patient After clinical evaluation and POD placement, anteroposterior supine pelvis x-ray is obtained. If…
Liver Resection Surgery
Fig. 8.1 Trends in hepatic resection over a 10-year period showing increased utilization of segmental resections over major hepatectomy, reduced use of perioperative blood transfusion, and decreased morbidity and mortality…
Biliary and Duodenal Surgery
Fig. 7.1 Multiple variations of common hepatic bile duct anatomy. (a) Normal anatomy of the hepatic bile duct confluence. (b) Trifurcation type anatomy of the left hepatic with the anterior…
Gastric Surgery
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Injury to mouth, teeth, pharynx or larynxa 1–5 % Rare significant/serious problems Bleeding/hematoma formationa 0.1–1 % Perforationa 0.1–1 % Infection 0.1–1…
Pancreatic Surgery
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona overall 5–20 % Subcutaneous/wound 5–20 % Intra-abdominal/liver bed/pelvic 0.1–1 % Liver (hepatitis; abscess) 0.1–1 % Cholangitis 1–5 % Systemic 0.1–1…
Esophageal Surgery
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Injury to mouth, teeth, pharynx, or larynxa 1–5 % Rare significant/serious problems Bleeding/hematoma formationa 0.1–1 % Perforationa 0.1–1 % Infection 0.1–1…
Introduction
Brendon J. Coventry (ed.)Surgery: Complications, Risks and ConsequencesUpper Abdominal Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-5436-5_1 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 1. Introduction Brendon J. Coventry1 (1) Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building, North Terrace, 5000 Adelaide,…
Small Bowel Surgery
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infection Wounda 5–20 % Subcutaneous cellulitis; abscessa 1–5 % Intraperitoneal 0.1–1 % Systemic 0.1–1 % Bleeding/hematoma formation 1–5 % Jejunal leakage…
Obesity (Bariatric) Surgery
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona Subcutaneous/wound 1–5 % Intra-abdominal (including subphrenic abscess) 0.1–1 % Intrathoracic (pneumonia, pleural, mediastinitis) 0.1–1 % Systemic 0.1–1 % Late –…
