Robotic Cholecystectomy
Fig. 8.1 Operating room setup. Organization of operating table, robot cart, scrub nurse and table, surgeon console, anesthesia, and surgical assistant Incision, Port Placement, and Instrumentation The patient’s abdomen is…
Gallstone Pancreatitis
Fig. 10.1 (a) Peripancreatic inflammation and fluid. (b) Irregular heterogenous enhancement of the pancreatic gland with peripancreatic inflammation and fluid suggestive of pancreatic necrosis, along with mesentery infiltration. (c) Severe…
Liver Injuries
(1) Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsLiverHepatic injuryExsanguinating hemorrhageDiagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL)Nonoperative management (NOM)American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ…
Trachea, Bronchus, and Esophagus
(1) Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsTracheaBronchusEsophagusTracheobronchialPenetrating injuryBlunt injuryNational Trauma Data BankInjury severity score (ISS)BronchoscopyAirway pressure release ventilation (APRV)Collar incisionThoracotomyEsophagoscopyContrast-enhanced esophagography…
Treatment of Pelvic Fractures
Fig. 21.1 (a) AP compression fracture, (b) left lateral compression fracture, and (c) AP compression fracture with vertical shear extension. Table 21.1 Young and Burgess classification of pelvic fractures. AP…
Intubation, Cricothyrotomy, Tube Thoracostomy, Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage, and Local Wound Exploration
, Kevin Jones1 and Jeffrey Rea1 (1) Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsProceduresIntubationCricothyrotomyTube thoracostomyDiagnostic peritoneal lavageLocal wound explorationFAST examPneumothoraxHemothorax Intubation Intro Airway is…
The Spleen
(1) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA KeywordsSpleenSplenectomySplenorrhaphyIncisional herniaSmall bowel obstructionSepsisHemorrhageSplenic infarction Introduction The spleen is one of the most commonly injured organs following blunt trauma….
Trauma of the Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder
(1) Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsKidneyUreterBladderBlunt traumaPenetrating traumaCystogramComputed tomography (CT)CT cystogramPercutaneous nephrostomyStentFoley catheter drainageSurgical explorationGunshot woundsGrading scales Introduction Trauma to…
Indication and Techniques for Vascular Exploration
(1) Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsAxillary artery exposureBrachial artery exposureInferior vena cava exposureIntra-abdominal aorta exposureIliac vessel exposureFemoral artery exposurePopliteal artery…
Pancreas and Duodenum
(1) Trauma and Critical Care, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA KeywordsPancreasDuodenumBlunt injuryPenetrating injuryREBOA catheterCentral retroperitoneal hematomaRetroperitoneal bile stainingPeritoneal fat saponificationPeritoneal fat necrosisPancreatic edemaLesser sac edemaEndoscopic…
