Trauma Contemporary Principles and Therapy
by Flint, Lewis; Meredith, J. Wayne; Schwab, C. William; Trunkey, Donald D.; Rue, Loring; Taheri, Paul A.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-12-17
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary
Written by international leaders in trauma surgery, this comprehensive text spans the entire field of trauma, from trauma systems, to the composition and practice of the trauma team, to management of all injuries seen in a trauma setting. The book consists of short, specific, clinically relevant chapters. Evidence for therapeutic recommendations is presented wherever possible. The fully searchable online text will be available on a companion Website. "Doody's Core TitlesTM 2009."
Table of Contents
| Trauma Care and Trauma Systems: Past, Present, and Future | |
| Organizing to Manage Mass Casualty Incidents | |
| Trauma System Management and Financing | |
| Identifying Trauma System Components | |
| Quantifying Trauma System Effectiveness | |
| Injury Prevention | |
| Firearm Injury Prevention | |
| Gunshot Injury: Overview of Ballistics, Wounding and Clinical Management Principles | |
| Drugs, Alcohol, and Injury Prevention | |
| Substance Abuse and Withdrawal | |
| Burn Prevention | |
| Injury Control Research | |
| Design of the Trauma Resuscitation Area | |
| Design of the Trauma Operating Room | |
| Trauma Care, Medical-Legal Issues, and Risk Management | |
| Regional Relationships/Transfer of Patient Care | |
| Evaluating Trauma Center Performance | |
| Overview: Making Music out of Noise | |
| Detection and Prevention of Errors | |
| Information Management to Improve Performance | |
| The Roles of Emergency Medicine Specialists in the Trauma Center | |
| Trauma Nursing | |
| Training and Development of Trauma Surgeons | |
| Organizing the Continuum of Care for Injured Patients | |
| Pre-Hospital Care | |
| Initial Resuscitation and Diagnosis | |
| Diagnostic Imaging | |
| Injury to the Brain | |
| Injury to the Spinal Cord | |
| Injury to the Spine | |
| Maxillofacial Trauma | |
| Ocular Injuries | |
| Injuries to the Neck | |
| Thoracic Injuries: Overview | |
| Chest Wall Injury | |
| Penetrating Pulmonary Injuries | |
| Thoracic Vascular Injury | |
| Cardiac Injuries | |
| Injury to the Diaphragm | |
| Nonoperative Management of Traumatic Injuries | |
| Injuries to the Esophagus and Stomach | |
| Injuries to the Duodenum and Pancreas | |
| Injuries to the Liver and Spleen | |
| Injuries to the Small Intestine, Colon, and Extraperitoneal Rectum | |
| Abdominal Vascular Injury | |
| Genitourinary Injury | |
| Special Problems of Abdominal Injury | |
| Diagnosis and Management of Extremity Vascular Injuries | |
| Fractures of the Upper Extremity | |
| Hand Injuries | |
| Special Interdisciplinary Problem: Pelvic Fracture | |
| Fractures of the Lower Extremity | |
| Special Interdisciplinary Problem: Knee Dislocation | |
| Anesthesia for Trauma Surgery | |
| Special Considerations in Trauma in Children | |
| Trauma in Pregnancy | |
| Geriatric Trauma | |
| Burn Injury | |
| Management of Traumatic Wounds: Complex Soft Tissue Reconstruction | |
| Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injury | |
| Ventilation and Oxygenation | |
| Hemodynamic Management and Shock | |
| SIRS, Sepsis, Multi-System Organ Dysfunction and Failure | |
| Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit | |
| Nutritional Support of the Injured | |
| Renal Failure | |
| Transfusion, Coagulation, Thromboembolism | |
| Pain Control and Sedation | |
| Ethical Issues in Trauma Care | |
| End of Life Care | |
| Pastoral Care | |
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