Main description:

This manual provides a practical approach to operative trauma management. Written entirely by physicians who currently practice in shock trauma, the manual features a hands-on approach and practice to dealing with shock trauma that is regularly utilized by the faculty at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. The volume includes numerous photographs that illustrate operative techniques in great detail. The book is also presented in a manual format so that it fits easily into a white coat pocket, making it a portable and readily accessible reference.

The Shock Trauma Manual of Operative Techniques is a valuable resource for practicing surgeons in the community who cover the Emergency Department and thus, may be called upon to provide operative therapy for trauma, residents, particularly those in whom operative trauma is not a part of their training, and fellows who are training in surgical critical care and trauma.

Feature:

Written entirely by physicians who currently practice in shock trauma

Numerous photographs illustrate operative techniques

Practical manual "white coat pocket" format

Back cover:

This manual provides a practical approach to operative trauma management. Written entirely by physicians who care for critically injured patients every day, the manual features a practical hands on approach to operative trauma care that represents the principles used by the faculty at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore Maryland. The book contains innumerable practical tips and surgical pearls. It is presented in a manual format so that it fits easily into a white coat pocket, making it a portable and readily accessible reference.

 The Shock Trauma Manual of Operative Techniques is a valuable resource for practicing surgeons in the community who cover the Emergency Department and thus, may be called upon to provide operative therapy for trauma, residents, particularly those in whom operative trauma is not a part of their training, and fellows who are training in surgical critical care and trauma

Contents:

I. Indication and Techniques for Trauma Exploration

1. Neck
Laura Buchanan

2. The Chest
Margaret H. Lauerman and Jose J. Diaz

3. Emergency Department Thoracotomy
Jay Menaker

4. Indications and Techniques for Trauma Laparotomy
Paul Shah

5. Indication and Techniques for Vascular Exploration
Jason Pasley

II. Techniques for Diagnosis and Resuscitation

6. Intubation, Cricothyrotomy, Tube Thoracostomy, Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage, and Local Wound Exploration
Kim Boswell, Kevin Jones, and Jeffery Rea

7. Ultrasound Physics for Point-of-Care Imaging: Performing the Various Exams with Technical Tips
Jacob J. Glaser and Sarah B. Murthi

III. Techniques in the Neck and Chest

8. Trachea, Bronchus, and Esophagus
Brandon Bruns

9. The Lungs
Joseph Rabin

10. Cardiac Injury
Ron Tesoriero

IV. Techniques in the Abdomen

11. Liver Injuries
Deborah M. Stein

12. The Spleen
Matthew Lissauer

13. Pancreas and Duodenum
Raymond Fang

14. Stomach, Small Bowel, and Colon
Mayur Narayan

15. Trauma of the Kidney, Ureter, Bladder
Stacy A. Shackelford

16. Traumatic Injuries and Common Surgical Emergencies of the External Genitalia and Urethra
Richard Bryson, Meagan Dunne, and Andrew Kramer

V. Techniques in Vascular Trauma

17. Cervical Vascular Injuries
Joseph DuBose

18. Thoracic Vascular Injuries
James O’Connor

19. Endovascular Therapy in Trauma
Megan Brenner and Melanie Hoehn

VI. Techniques for Bony and Soft Tissue Injury

20. Timing of Fracture Fixation
Robert V. O’Toole

21. Treatment of Pelvic Fractures
Matthew Bradley and William Chiu