This text aims to provide a comprehensive review of general emergency surgery, the branch of medicine that
treats patients presenting to the hospital with a wide variety of emergency conditions. It includes a
section focusing on clinical aspects, management, logistics, patient cohorts and perioperative
considerations in the context of general emergency surgery and trauma. Other sections describe various
conditions and diseases in specific anatomical structures to enable readers to easily find the information
they need. Written and edited by international experts and opinion leaders in the field, this book is a
valuable reference resource for general and emergency surgeons, trauma surgeons, emergency physicians and
nurses. It will also be of interest to residents, students and all other healthcare professionals involved
in the management of emergency surgical patients.