1. Physiology of the gastrointestinal tract including splanchnic blood flow and tonometry / Gareth L. Ackland and Monty G. Mythen -- 2. Surgical considerations in upper gastrointestinal surgery / Bussa R. Gopinath, Peter A. Davis, and Chandra M. Kumar -- 3. Surgical considerations in lower gastrointestinal surgery / Tim Brown and Al Windsor -- 4. Stress response during surgery / Grainne Nicholson and George M. Hall -- 5. Measurement and prediction of surgical outcomes / Graham P. Copeland -- 6. Reducing morbidity after colorectal surgery : surgical perspectives / Anil Reddy, Vikram Garoud, and Robert Wilson -- 7. Preoperative assessment / Heinz E. Schulenburg. [et al.] -- 8. Perioperative fluid management and optimization / Korat Farooq and R. Jonathan T. Wilson -- 9. Regional anesthesia in abdominal surgery / Timothy Jackson and Frank Loughnane -- 10. Sedation for endoscopic procedures / Udvitha C. Nandasoma and Mervyn H. Davies -- 11. Anesthesia for esophagogastric surgery / Ian H. Shaw -- 12. Anesthesia for gastric surgery / Ian H. Shaw and Ian H. Warnell -- 13. Anesthesia for bariatric surgery / Robert Thomas and Mark Bellamy -- 14. Anesthesia for antireflux surgery / Johan Raeder -- 15. Anesthesia for hepatobiliary surgery / Chris P. Snowden and David M. Cressey -- 16. Anesthesia for pancreatic surgery / Iain Jones and Andrew Berrill -- 17. Anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery / John C. Berridge -- 18. Anesthesia for the Carcinoid syndrome / Lennart Christiansson --

19. Anesthesia for pheochromocytoma resection / Lennart Christiansson -- 20. Anesthesia for colorectal surgery / Stuart D. Murdoch -- 21. Anesthesia for colorectal surgery in the elderly / Dave Murray -- 22. Rapid recovery after major abdominal surgery / Susan M. Nimmo -- 23. Anesthesia for anorectal surgery / Irwin Foo and Damien Mantle -- 24. Anesthesia for emergency exploratory laparotomy / Elizabeth C. Storey and Andrew B. Lumb -- 25. Postoperative pain management after abdominal surgery / Terry T. Durbin -- 26. Postoperative nausea and vomiting after abdominal surgery / Steven Gayer and Howard Palte -- 27. The role of the critical care unit in abdominal surgery / Ian Nesbitt.