Trauma is the most trusted, widely used guide to managing the trauma patient-now in a 2-color format with added algorithms.

This definitive one-stop resource begins with an informative look at the history and epidemiology of trauma surgery, as well as injury prevention, before moving into core topics such as trauma systems, triage, and transport, and managing shock.

The book then delivers a clear, organ-by-organ overview of the treatment of traumatic injuries, from the cranium and brain to pelvic fractures, while covering need-to-know subjects such as anesthesia and infection.

Features:

• The general surgeon's most trusted clinical companion-with expert, high-yield guidance on the standard treatments and modes of management of traumatic injuries
• Encyclopedic coverage of all clinical issues related to trauma, from pre-hospital care, initial assessment, and airway control, to ensuring optimal trauma outcomes
• Indications and techniques of thoracotomy and laparotomy
• Specialized chapters on alcohol and drug-related trauma, pediatric trauma, geriatric trauma, and trauma related to domestic and gang violence
• Commentaries on each chapter from experts in the field
• NEW! Additional management algorithms that guide you through the proper diagnosis and management of the trauma patient
• NEW! 2-color design that makes the content even more easy to navigate
• NEW! Brand-new chapters including “Acute Care Surgery,” “Gastrointestinal Failure,” “Military Trauma,” and “Weapons of Mass Destruction”

Contents

Trauma Overview

1. History of Trauma care
2. Epidemiology
3. Injury Prevention
4. Trauma Systems, Triage and Transport
5. Injury Severity Scoring and Outcomes Research
6. Trauma Outcomes
7. Kinematics of Trauma

Generalized Approaches to the Traumatized Patient

8. Prehospital care
9. Trauma Care in Mass Casualty Incidents
10. Rural Trauma
11. Initial Assessment and Management
12. Airway control
13. Management of Shock
14. Transfusion, Autotransfusion, and Blood Substitutes
15. Emergency Department Thoracotomy
16. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
17. Surgeon-Perfomed Ultrasound in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
18. Anesthesia
19. Infection

Management of Specific Injuries

20. The Brain
21. Injury to the Eye
22. Face
23. Management of Acute Neck Injuries
24. Injury to the Vertebrae and Spinal Cord
25. Indications for and Techniques of Thoracotomy
26. Chest Wall and Lung
27. Esophagus, Trachea, and Bronchus
28. Trauma to the Heart
29. Thoracic Great Vessel Injury
30. Indications for and Techniques for Laparotomy
31. Injury to the Diaphragm
32. Liver and Biliary Trace
33. Injury to the Spleen
34. Stomach and Small Bowel
35. Duodenum and Pancreas
36. Colon and Rectum
37. Abdominal Vascular Injury
38. Pelvic Fractures
39. Genitourinary System
40. Reproductive System Trauma
41. Trauma Damage Control
42. Upper Extremity Injury
43. Lower Extremity
44. Peripheral Vascular Injury

Special Problems

45. Alcohol and Drugs
46. Pediatric Trauma
47. Geriatric Trauma
48. Family and Youth Violence
49. Wounds, Bites, and Stings
50. Burns and Radiation Injuries
51. Temperature-Associated Injuries and Syndromes
52. Organ Procurement for Transplantation
53. Reconstructive Surgery after Trauma
54. Rehabilitation
55. Modern Combat Casualty Care
56. Weapons of Mass Destruction
57. Genetic Influence on Response and Outcome
58. The Convergence of Trauma, Medicine, and the Law
59. Acute Care Surgery

Management of Complications after Trauma

60. Principles of Critical Care
61. Bleeding and Coagulation Complications
62. Cardiovascular Failure
63. Respiratory Insufficiency
64. Gastrointestinal Failure
65. Acute Renal Failure
66. Nutritional Support and Electrolyte Management
67. The Immune Response
68. Multiple Organ Failure

Index

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