Trauma

The most trusted, widely used guide to managing the trauma patient-now in a 2-color format with added algorithms

This definitive one-stop resource begins with an informative look at the history and epidemiology of trauma surgery, as well as injury prevention, before moving into core topics such as trauma systems, triage, and transport, and managing shock. It then delivers a clear, organ-by-organ overview of the treatment of traumatic injuries, from the cranium and brain to pelvic fractures, while covering need-to-know subjects such as anesthesia and infection.

Table of Contents

1. History
2. Epidemiology
3. Injury Prevention
4. Trauma Systems, Triage, and Transport
5. Injury Severity Scoring
6. Trauma Outcomes
7. Kinematics of Trauma
8. Prehospital Care
9. Disaster Management
10. Rural Trauma
11. Initial Assessment
12. Airway Control
13. Management of Shock
14. Transfusion, Autotransfusion, and Blood Substitutes
15. Emergency Department Thoracotomy
16. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
17. Surgeon-Perfomed Ultrasound in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
18. Anesthesia
19. Infection
20. Cranium and Brain
21. Eye
22. Face
23. Neck
24. Vertebrae and Spinal Cord
25. Indications for and Techniques of Thoracotomy
26. Chest Wall and Lung
27. Esophagus, Trachea, and Bronchus
28. Heart
29. Thoracic Great Vessels
30. Indication for and Techniques for Laparotomy
31. Diaphragm
32. Liver and Biliary Trace
33. Spleen
34. Stomach and Small Bowel
35. Duodenum and Pancreas
36. Colon and Rectum
37. Abdominal Vessels
38. Pelvic Fractures
39. Genitourinary System
40. Reproductive System
41. Trauma Damage Control
42. Upper Extremity and Hand
43. Lower Extremity
44. Peripheral Vascular
45. Alcohol and Drugs
46. Pediatric Trauma
47. Geriatric Trauma
48. Domestic and Gang Violence
49. Wounds, Bites, and Stings
50. Burns and Radiation
51. Temperature-Associated Injuries and Syndromes
52. Organ Procurement for Transplantation
53. Reconstructive Surgery after Trauma
54. Rehabilitation
55. Military Trauma
56. Weapons of Mass Destruction
57. Genetic Influence on Response and Outcomes
58. Trauma, Medicine, and the Law
59. Acute Care Surgery
60. Principles of Critical Care
61. Bleeding and Coagulopathies
62. Cardiovascular Failure
63. Respiratory Failure
64. Gastrointestinal Failure
65. Renal Failure
66. Nutritional Support
67. Immune Response
68. Multiple Organ Failure