E-Book Overview
This book provides clear practical guidance on all aspects of the surgical treatment of penetrating trauma and aims to foster the type of strategic thinking that can save patients’ lives. The coverage encompasses prehospital care, penetrating injuries to various body regions and specific organs, orthopedic injuries, peripheral arterial injuries, injuries to special groups of patients, including children and the elderly, military injuries, and a range of other topics. Based on their extensive personal experience, expert authors provide step-by-step instructions on evaluation, surgical techniques, and management of perioperative problems. Tips and tricks and technical pearls are highlighted and each chapter includes a list of the most important points to observe. This second edition of Penetrating Trauma has been extensively revised and updated – with inclusion of some entirely new chapters – to take into account the most recent trends in resuscitation, diagnostics, and treatment. It will be an ideal resource for those looking for practical solutions on how to treat injuries surgically.
E-Book Information
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Year: 2,017
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Edition: 2
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Pages: XI, 644
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Pages In File: 606
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Language: English
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Identifier: 978-3-662-49857-6, 978-3-662-49859-0
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Doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0
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Org File Size: 43,216,322
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Extension: pdf
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Tags: Traumatic Surgery Emergency Medicine Intensive / Critical Care Medicine General Surgery Plastic Surgery
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Toc: Front Matter....Pages i-xiFront Matter....Pages 1-1Prehospital Care of Penetrating Trauma....Pages 3-10Airway Management in Penetrating Trauma....Pages 11-21Damage Control Resuscitation in Penetrating Trauma: Rules of the Game....Pages 23-27BLS Versus ALS....Pages 29-34Prehospital Care and Transport....Pages 35-39Prehospital Monitoring During Transport....Pages 41-46Trauma Resuscitation....Pages 47-51ABC Heuristics....Pages 53-60Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation....Pages 61-66Fluids, Blood Substitutes, and New Tools....Pages 67-73Emergency Department Thoracotomy....Pages 75-83Intensive Care: Principles and Therapy....Pages 85-92Ventilation in the Trauma Patient: A Practical Approach....Pages 93-100Endpoints of Resuscitation....Pages 101-106Plain X-Rays for Penetrating Trauma....Pages 107-113Computed Tomography in the Workup of Patients with Penetrating Trauma....Pages 115-124Portable Ultrasound as an Adjunct in Penetrating Trauma....Pages 125-132Laparoscopy and Penetrating Trauma....Pages 133-137Angiography and Interventional Radiology....Pages 139-143Imaging of Penetrating Urologic Trauma....Pages 145-148Front Matter....Pages 1-1Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Penetrating Chest Trauma....Pages 149-155Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL) Unplugged....Pages 157-163Mass Casualties and Triage in Military and Civilian Environment....Pages 165-176Ballistics in Trauma....Pages 177-183Front Matter....Pages 185-185Surgical Strategie