The Esophagus
• Early diagnosis and appropriate use of diagnostic imaging • Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics • Early diagnosis — within 24 h (no associated esophageal diseases) = primary repair • Delayed diagnosis — debridement and drainage, reinforced primary repair
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M. Schein J.C. Marshall (Eds.)
Source Control A Guide to the Management of Surgical Infections
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MOSHE SCHEIN Professor of Surgery Weill Medical College of Cornell University Department of Surgery Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center 1650 Selwyn Avenue 4th Floor, Suite 4F Bronx, NY 10457, USA (e-mail: [email protected]) lOHN C. MARSHALL Professor of Surgery Eaton North 9-234 Toronto General Hospital University Health Network 200 Elizabeth Street Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4. Canada (e-mail: [email protected]) ISBN 978-3-540-00408-0
ISBN 978-3-642-55914-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-55914-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Source control : A Guide to the management of surgical infections / M. Schein, J.C. Marshall (eds.). p.cm. Inc1udes bibliographical references and indeL I. Surgical wound infections--Treatment. I. Schein, Moshe.lI. MarshalI, J. (John), 1949RD98.3 .S67 2002 6Ii.OI--dc21
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Preface
Surgical infections are infections that develop in surgical patients. They may develop before the operation or occur postoperatively. In fact, many surgical infections arise in patients who have not undergone an operation or who do not need one. Using such a broad definition, surgical infections form an integral and significant part of any general, thoracic, and vascular surgery practice. We believe that the best infectious disease specialist for the surgical patient is the educated surgeon. The concept of source control encompasses all of those physical interventions - surgical and otherwise - that are used to treat infection. Although source control is one of the most important aspec
