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Author:   Rifat Latifi
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   7.528kg
ISBN:  

9783319298221

ISBN 10:   3319298224
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   11 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9783031673900
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I: THE COMPLEXITY OF SURGICAL DECISIONS: SETTING THE STAGE 1. Intraoperative Surgical Decision Making: Is It Art or Is It Science or Is It Both? Rifat Latifi 2. The Anatomy of the Surgeon's Decision Making Rifat Latifi 3. The Role of Physiology and the Surgeon's State of the Mind in the Surgical Decision-Making Process Rifat Latifi 4. Surgeons and Pilots: What Do We Have in Common? Rifat Latifi 5. A Surgeon's Decisions as the Leader of an Interdisciplinary Action Team Rifat Latifi, John A. Stroster, and Katherine E. Center 6: Planning and Preparing for the Operation: Guidelines and the Evidence-Based Decision Tree Patrizio Petrone, Wilson Dario Rodriguez Velandia, Hans Fred Garcia Araque, Soraya SMolero Perez, and Corrado Paolo Marini 7: The Decision Making Process in Sepsis and Septic Shock Michelle H. Scerbo and Laura J. Moore 8: Intraoperative Endpoints of Resuscitation Hans Fred Garcia Araque, Patrizio Petrone, Wilson Dario Rodriguez Velandia, and Corrado Paolo Marini PART II: DIFFICULT CLINICAL-BASED SURGICAL DECISIONS 9: Surgical Decision-Making Process and Damage Control: Current Principles and Practice Ruben Peralta, Gaby Jabbour, and Rifat Latifi 10: Reoperative Surgery in Acute Setting: When To Go Back? Elizabeth M. Windell and Rifat Latifi 11: Surgical Decision Making-Process and Definitive Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Rifat Latifi, Ruben Peralta, and John A. Stroster 12. Dealing with the Most Difficult Situations in Abdominal Surgery Rifat Latifi and John A. Stroster 13: Trauma Surgeon Decision Making: Surviving Outside the Realm of the Evidence Based Samir M. Fakhry 14: Management of the Most Difficult Perioperative and Technical Challenges in Abdominal Transplantation Chirag S. Desai, Yong Kyong Kwon, Vaughn Whittaker, and Rainer W.G. Gruessner 15: Dealing with the Most Difficult Situations: A Point of View from a Surgical Oncologist Alberto R. Ferreres 16: Difficult Decisions in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Acute Cardiogenic Shock Zachary P. Baker, Jack B. Keenan, and Zain Khalpey 17: Dealing with the Most Difficult Situations in Pediatric Surgery Oliver S. Soldes 18: A Surgeon's Thought Process in the Management of Burn Patients Gary A. Vercruysse and Walter L. Ingram 19: Decision Making in Reconstructive Surgery Ethan E. Larson, Tolga Turker, and Samuel Skovgaard 20: Decision Making in Reconstructions for Traumatic Defects in Extremity Surgery Tolga Turker and Ethan E. Larson PART III: SPECIAL ISSUES IN SURGICAL DECISION MAKING 21: The Surgeon's Burnout: How to Deal with It Bellal Joseph and Tahereh Orouji Jokar 22: The Surgeon's Response to a Patient Death Terence O'Keeffe 23: When Should Surgeons Quit Operating? Stanley J. Dudrick PART IV: THE FINAL WORD 24. Final Thoughts on Surgical Decision Making Rifat Latifi and Fortesa Latifi

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This is a collection of presentations integrating the wisdom of multiple disciplines for effective surgical decision making. ... Surgeons at all levels of seniority are an appropriate audience for this book, which features contributions from an international collection of writers. ... This is an intriguing collection of presentations reflecting management philosophy and social issues in surgery. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2016)

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Rifat Latifi Westchester Medical Center Department of Surgery 100 Woods Road Valhalla, NY  10595 tel:  520-268-2545 rifat.latifi@gmail.com

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