Acute Care Surgery

Acute Care Surgery, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive textbook addressing the care of urgent surgical, traumatic, and critical conditions. It presents clinical principles and operational practices across trauma surgery, emergency surgery, and critical care surgery.

Core coverage spans shock resuscitation strategies, damage control management, and the handling of the open abdomen, alongside disaster preparedness and mass casualty incidents. The text also reviews outcomes research, surgical complications, and the management of commonly encountered injuries and disorders.

Featuring more than 500 illustrations and figures, this edition provides visual support for understanding complex operative concepts and surgical techniques.