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Demetrios Demetriades
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Juan A. Asensio
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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ISBN: 978-1-57059-641-4
Pub date: 2000-01-01
678 pages
52 figures
46 tables


About this book

This book is a quick and practical guide in the evaluation and management of trauma patients. Contributors include world renowned trauma surgeons, each well-respected for their work and scientific contributions from trauma centers around the world. A trauma reference for years to come, it has as its mission, sharing with all of our colleagues a wealth of knowledge in the care of the critically injured patient.

Table of contents

PREHOSPITAL CARE

Prehospital Trauma Care
Samuel J. Stratton and Mark Eckstein

EMERGENCY ROOM CARE

Initial Evaluation and Management in the Emergency Department
Jack Sava and Juan A. Asensio

Ultrasound in Trauma
Diku Mandavia

Analgesia and Sedation in Trauma
William K. Mallon, Grace Ting and Maria Rudis

Emergency Airway Management in the Trauma Patient
Kirsten Robinson and Sean O. Henderson

Shock and Resuscitation
Fred Bongard

HEAD

Management of Head Injury
Peter Gruen

Maxillofacial Trauma
Dennis-Duke, R. Yamashita and Mark M. Urata

NECK

Evaluation of the C-Spine
George C. Velmahos

Penetrating Injuries of the Neck
Demetrios Demetriades

Carotid Artery Injuries
S. Ram Kumar and Fred A. Weaver

Subclavian and Axillary Vascular Injuries
Demetrios Demetriades

Vertebral Artery Injuries
Demetrios Demetriades

Laryngotracheal Injuries
Uttam K. Sinha and Dennis M. Crockett

Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries
Milan Stevanovic and Frances Sharpe

CHEST

Blunt Thoracic Trauma
George C. Velmahos

Penetrating Chest Injuries: Evaluation and Management
Arthur Fleming

Cardiac Injuries
Demetrios Demetriades

Lung Injuries
William C. Chiu and Aurelio Rodriguez

Blunt Aortic Trauma
Ismael Navarro Nuņo, Juan A. Asensio

Penetrating Thoracic Vascular Injuries
Matthew J. Wall, Jr. and Anthony Estrera

Diaphragm Injuries
James A. Murray

Esophageal Injury
Juan A. Asensio and Esteban Gambaro

CT Scan in Chest Trauma
Alison Wilcox and Randall Radin

Emergency Department Thoracotomy
Juan A. Asensio and Kuen-Jang Tsai

ABDOMEN

Evaluation of Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Michael Sugrue

Evaluation of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
George C. Velmahos

Hepatic Injuries and Bile Duct Injuries
Thomas V. Berne

Splenic Injuries
John A. Androulakis and Michael N. Stavropoulos

Pancreatic Injuries
Juan A. Asensio and Walter Forno

Duodenal Injuries
Juan A. Asensio and Walter Forno

Colon/Rectal Injuries
Claudia E. Goetter and William F. Fallon

Genitourinary Tract Trauma
Eila C. Skinner

Abdominal Vascular Injury
Juan A. Asensio and Matias Lejarraga

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Demetrios Demetriades

Damage Control Operations
Richard J. Mullins and John C. Mayberry

CT Scan in Abdominal Trauma
Sravanthi R. Keesara and Nabil A.Yassa

ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES

Extremity Compartment Syndrome
George C. Velmahos and Pantelis Vassiliu

Penetrating Extremity Injury
Edward Newton

Popliteal Vessel Injuries
Michael S. Walsh and John P. Raj

Hand Trauma
Christopher Shean and Stephen Schnall

Long Bone Fractures and the General Surgeon
Jackson Lee

Pelvic Fractures and the General Surgeon
Jackson Lee

Spinal Injuries
Larry T. Khoo, Wei-Lee Liao and Gordon Engler

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Pediatric Trauma
M. Margaret Knudson

Geriatric Trauma
Demetrios Demetriades

Trauma in Pregnancy
John Fildes and Timothy Browder

Interventional Radiology in the Care
of the Trauma Patient
... ..
Trevor D. Nelson and M. Victoria Marx

Minimally Invasive Surgery in Trauma
James A. Murray

Ballistics of Gunshot Injuries
Kenneth G. Swan and K.G. Swan, Jr.

Blast Injuries
Avraham I. Rivkind and Tal Luria

Forensics for Trauma Care Givers
Thomas T. Noguchi

Endocrine Problems in Trauma
Elizabeth O. Beale

MOF Failure: MOF Syndrome
H. Gill Cryer

Surgical Nutrition
Edward E. Cornwell

Acute Burn Injury
Jeffrey R. Antimarino and Warren L. Garner

Inhalation Injury
John F. Fraser and Michael Muller

Management of the Potential Organ Donor Patient
Bradley J. Roth

Hypothermia in Trauma Patients
Thomas V. Berne

Trauma Scores
D. Bowley and Ken Boffard

Crush Syndrome
Gail T. Tominaga

Anesthesia of the Traumatized Patient
Michael J Sullivan and Earl Moore-Jefferies

Transfusion Therapy
Gay Wehrli and Ira A. Shulman

Venous Thromboembolism After Injury
George C. Velmahos

Trauma Program Manager
Kathleen E. Alo and Pamela M.Griffith

Fat Embolism
George Androulakis and Demetrios Demetriades

Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and Trauma
Howard Belzberg


Companion Books

Clinical Transfusion Medicine
Joseph D. Sweeney

Yvonne Rizk

Pediatric Surgery
Robert M. Arensman
Daniel A. Bambini
P. Stephen Almond

Burn Care
Steven E. Wolf
David N. Herndon

Endocrine Surgery
Richard A. Prinz
Edgar D. Staren