THE DIAGNOSIS OF VASCULAR TRAUMA
CHAPTER 63 THE DIAGNOSIS OF VASCULAR TRAUMA John T. Anderson, F. William Blaisdell The diagnosis of vascular trauma is usually not a problem, as most injuries manifest overt blood loss,…
PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
CHAPTER 104 PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Anne C. Mosenthal Despite many recent advances in trauma resuscitation and surgery, surgeons continue to care for critically injured patients…
DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE AND LAPAROSCOPY IN EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
CHAPTER 45 DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE AND LAPAROSCOPY IN EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL TRAUMA R. Stephen Smith, John A. Aucar, William R. Fry Before 1965, lavage of the peritoneal cavity had a…
TRACHEAL AND TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE INJURIES
CHAPTER 37 TRACHEAL AND TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE INJURIES Preston Roy Miller, J. Wayne Meredith For most of history, acute tracheobronchial injuries have been considered uniformly fatal. In 1871, Winslow observed a…
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS: DRUGS AND FILTERS
CHAPTER 100 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS: DRUGS AND FILTERS Felicia A. Ivascu, George D. Garcia The association between injury and venous thromboembolic events is well accepted in…
TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL INJURY
CHAPTER 42 TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL INJURY A. Britton Christmas, J. David Richardson The treatment of esophageal perforations remains controversial, with uncertainty surrounding several aspects of surgical management: the preferred method…
DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ROLES OF BRONCHOSCOPY AND VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC TRAUMA
CHAPTER 35 DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ROLES OF BRONCHOSCOPY AND VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THORACIC TRAUMA Ajai K. Malhotra, Michel B. Aboutanos, Rao Ivatury, Therese M. Duane Direct injury…
COMMON ERRORS IN TRAUMA CARE
CHAPTER 81 COMMON ERRORS IN TRAUMA CARE R. Stephen Smith, R. Joseph Nold, Jonathan M. Dort Errors in management occur frequently in medicine. A recent Institute of Medicine report estimated…
TRAUMA IN THE ELDERLY
CHAPTER 78 TRAUMA IN THE ELDERLY Benjamin Braslow, Donald R. Kauder, C. William Schwab The age at which a person becomes elderly has not been resolved by a clear consensus…
GASTRIC INJURIES
CHAPTER 47 GASTRIC INJURIES Lawrence N. Diebel The stomach is a relatively thick-walled, well-vascularized organ that is variably positioned in the peritoneal cavity. Although partially protected by the lower rib…
