Hamilton Bailey's Emergency Surgery

1. General Principles2. General responses to injury and acute illness3. Fluid, electrolytes and nutrition4. Shock5. Respiratory failure6. Respiratory emergencies7. Cardiac emergencies8. Bleeding disorders and blood transfusion9. Disaster management (at the scene, rescue and ATLS)10. Pre-op assessment and principles of post-operative care11. Wounds, including war injuries12. Burns and grafting13. Infections and AIDS14. Head and neck15. Head Injuries16. Intracranial compression and sepsis17. The spine18. Face, jaws, mouth and teeth19. Eye and orbit20. The neck21. Ear, nose and throat22. Chest23. Thoracic injury and sepsis24. Heart and great vessels25. Oesophagus26. Abdomen27. Diagnosis28. Laparotomy and wound management29. Drainage30. Resection and anastomosis of bowel31. Intraperitoneal sepsis32. The abdominal wall33. The stomach34. Perforated and obstructed peptic ulcer35. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding36. The hepato-biliary tree37. Acute pancreatitis38. Small bowel and related structures39. Acute appendicitis40. Inflammatory bowel disease41. Intestinal obstruction: general principles42. Small bowel obstruction43. Large bowel obstruction44. Strangulated external hernia45. Abdominal trauma46. Emergency laparoscopy47. Perineal wounds and sepsis48. Paediatrics49. Emergency surgery in children50. Emergencies in the newborn51. Emergencies in the older child52. Obstetrics and Gynaecology53. Gynaecological emergencies54. Obstetric emergencies55. Urology56. Access to the urinary tract57. Upper urinary tract obstruction58. Lower urinary tract obstruction59. Upper urinary tract trauma60. Lower urinary tract trauma61. Genital emergencies62. Acute urinary tract bleeding and infection63. Vascular64. Exposure of blood vessels65. Venous emergencies66. Arterial emergencies67. Critical ischaemia68. Amputations: Limbs69. Fractures and bone infections70. Nerve injuries71. Ligaments and joints72. Injuries to the hand73. Infections of the hand and foot74. Tropical75. General Management76. Snake bite and other envenomationsEllis, Brian W. is the author of 'Hamilton Bailey's Emergency Surgery', published 2001 under ISBN 9780340763803 and ISBN 0340763809.