Gastrointestinal Emergencies - Hardcover

"This is a highly useful book for physicians dealing with emergency situations and complications relating to any part of the digestive system - the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon (including all its portions), liver, pancreas, bile ducts and other organs. We commend the editors and all contributors for creating this valuable and outstanding book." (Biz India, 2 February 2012) Reviews on 1st edition: "This book [...] educates the uninitiated that there are many emergencies associated with the gastrointestinal tract and that these may present to either physicians or surgeons." ( Emergency Medicine Journal, 18 523) "This book provides clear and succinct advice and should be made readily available to those working on general medical and surgical units." ( Ulster Medical Journal, 72 (2) pp129 November 2003)

The definitive reference guide for the management of gastrointestinal emergencies and endoscopic complications When you are caring for a patient with a gastrointestinal emergency - during a procedure or after emergency stabilization - you can count on this updated reference to supply the specific how-to guidance you need. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, the second edition of Gastrointestinal Emergencies: now reflects the many diagnostic and therapeutic advances since publication of the first edition covers the full range of gastrointestinal emergencies encountered in daily clinical practice gives evidence-based approaches to the presentation, diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients features the important contributions of new editor Roy Soetikno, Associate Professor of Medicine at the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, California All practitioners involved in gastrointestinal emergency care will find clear and succinct advice in this concise reference. Every Emergency Department and every endoscopy unit should keep a copy close at hand for quick reference.