CHAPTER 33 PERTINENT SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE THORAX AND MEDIASTINUM Paul Schipper, Mithran Sukumar, John C. Mayberry The thorax consists of the chest wall comprising the sternum, ribs, and thoracic…
CHAPTER 28 TRAUMA TO THE EYE AND ORBIT Mario A. Meallet Trauma and emergency physicians are frequently confronted with evaluating and managing severe eye injuries, most of which will require…
CHAPTER 19 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THORACOTOMY Juan A. Asensio, Patrizio Petrone, Luis Manuel Garcí-a-Núñez, Dan L. Deckelbaum, Dominic Duran, Donald Robinson, Kenneth D. Stahl, Michael F. Ksycki, Francisco A. Ruiz Zelaya,…
CHAPTER 61 ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME, DAMAGE CONTROL, AND THE POST-TRAUMATIC OPEN ABDOMEN Richard S. Miller, John A. Morris Major contributors to improved survival in the field of trauma and surgical…
CHAPTER 36 PULMONARY CONTUSION AND FLAIL CHEST Carl J. Hauser, David H. Livingston Pulmonary contusion and flail chest are the two most common anatomic complications of major blunt chest trauma….
CHAPTER 51 LIVER INJURY Manish S. Parikh, H. Leon Pachter The liver is the most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ with an incidence of 30%–40%. The overwhelming majority of liver injuries,…
CHAPTER 43 DIAPHRAGMATIC INJURY Charles E. Lucas, Anna M. Ledgerwood ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The diaphragm is a musculotendinous organ that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.1,2 This important…
CHAPTER 73 EXTREMITY REPLANTATION: INDICATIONS AND TIMING Matthew Trovato, Boris Mordikovich, Ramazi O. Datiashvili The years since the first successful replantation of an arm in a 12-year-old boy by Malt…
CHAPTER 48 SMALL BOWEL INJURY Kimball Maull Injuries to the intestines have been described since antiquity. The statement “a slight blow will cause rupture of the intestines without injury to…
CHAPTER 105 DEATH FROM TRAUMA—MANAGEMENT OF GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT AND THE ROLE OF THE SURGEON Patricia A. Murphy, Anne C. Mosenthal Death from trauma is a tragic event, often affecting…
