CHAPTER 74 TECHNIQUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY: ROLES OF MUSCLE, MUSCULOCUTANEOUS, AND FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAPS Matthew Trovato, Ramazi O. Datiashvili, Mark S. Granick Injuries involving skin and subcutaneous…
CHAPTER 92 ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME Booker T. King, Alexander Becker, George D. Garcia, Juan A. Asensio There have not been many topics in critical care medicine that have received…
CHAPTER 102 SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Ziad C. Sifri, Alicia M. Mohr Bedside procedures are an integral part of the care delivered to critically ill patients….
CHAPTER 88 THE MANAGEMENT OF RENAL FAILURE: RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND DIALYSIS Joseph M. Gutmann, Christopher McFarren, Lewis M. Flint, Rodney Durham Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common and…
CHAPTER 87 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION Mark M. Melendez, Marc J. Shapiro, Soumitra R. Eachempati, Philip S. Barie Since the introduction of mechanical ventilation using a bicycle tire and…
CHAPTER 53 ABDOMINAL VASCULAR INJURIES Thomas J. Goaley, David V. Feliciano Abdominal vascular injuries remain among the most lethal of injuries that the trauma surgeon will encounter. The successful management…
CHAPTER 75 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN THE TRAUMA PATIENT: HOW TO INTUBATE AND MANAGE NEUROMUSCULAR PARALYTIC AGENTS Ola Harrskog, Per-Olof Jarnberg Injury is the leading cause of death in persons between…
CHAPTER 25 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: IMAGING, OPERATIVE AND NONOPERATIVE CARE, AND COMPLICATIONS Alex B. Valadka, Mark J. Dannenbaum The previous chapter described pathophysiology and initial management of traumatic brain injury…
CHAPTER 106 TRAUMA REHABILITATION Wayne Dubov, Michael M. Badellino, Michael D. Pasquale In 2002, unintentional injury was the most common cause of death between the ages of 1 and 44…
