Variability in care in emergency surgery is well known, particularly in abdominal surgery, and reducing it is fundamental to improving outcomes. It is therefore vital to identify the factors that are key to improving mortality and reducing complications in various surgical emergencies. Under the leadership of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, over 200 leading experts in emergency surgery, critical care and surgical infections established a template to help define and optimise emergency surgery, particularly that relating to the abdomen. This book refines this initial work, crystallising it into a meaningful resource for practising surgeons and health care administrators alike, and paving the way for advances in emergency surgery around the globe. This book sets a benchmark for Emergency Surgery and is a must read for those wanting their patients to do better.

PART I KEY POSITION TOPICS Chapter 1 Resources and Designation of Emergency Surgery

Chapter 2 Acute Care Surgery Unit Structure
Chapter 3 Optimal Care in Geriatric Emergency Surgery (GES)
Chapter 4 Sepsis: Control and Treatment
Chapter 5 Resuscitation in Emergency General Surgery
Chapter 6 Medical Laboratory Support for Emergency Surgery
Chapter 7 Radiology and Emergency Surgery
Chapter 8 Interaction Between Gastroenterology and Emergency General Surgery
Chapter 9 Advanced and Specialist Nursing Practice in Emergency Surgery - The Team Approach
Chapter 10 Data, Registry, Quality Improvement and Patient Outcome Measures
Chapter 11 Research in Emergency General Surgery
Chapter 12 Education and Training in Emergency Surgery
Chapter 13 Appendicitis
Chapter 14 Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia
Chapter 15 Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome - Updates
PART II KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Chapter 16 Cholecystitis
Chapter 17 Pancreatitis
Chapter 18 Upper GI Bleed
Chapter 19 Small Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 20 Perforated Gastroduodenal Ulcer (PGDU)
Chapter 21 Acute Diverticulitis (AD) - Management Phase
Chapter 22 Abdominal Vascular Emergencies
Chapter 23 Coagulation
Chapter 24 Wound Care
Chapter 25 Complications in Emergency General Surgery.