Pain Management
CHAPTER 14 PAIN MANAGEMENT SHARON HENRY Pain is a normal response to tissue injury or stimuli that can result in injury if sustained. This response results in neurochemical reactions that…
Blunt and Penetrating Neck Injury
CHAPTER 26 BLUNT AND PENETRATING NECK INJURY JOSEPH DUBOSE AND THOMAS M. SCALEA The complex anatomical relationships within a small area make the diagnosis and management of both penetrating neck…
Abdominal Wall Hernias: Emergencies and Reconstruction
CHAPTER 42 ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIAS: EMERGENCIES AND RECONSTRUCTION TIMOTHY C. FABIAN AND MARTIN A. CROCE INTRODUCTION There are few conditions that test the combination of a surgeon’s critical care skills,…
Support of the Organ Donor
CHAPTER 57 SUPPORT OF THE ORGAN DONOR DAVID M. KASHMER, SUZANNE A. FIDLER, AND MICHAEL D. PASQUALE The gap between the availability of organs and the demand for transplantation is…
Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
CHAPTER 34 ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE CHRISTOPHER J. CARLSON AND GRANT E. O’KEEFE GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is common and remains an important cause of morbidity and…
Procedures
CHAPTER 64 PROCEDURES AMY J. GOLDBERG AND ABHIJIT S. PATHAK OPEN TRACHEOSTOMY Indications Obstruction at or above the larynx secondary to tumor edema trauma/fracture foreign body burns severe pharyngeal or…
Informed Surgical Consent
CHAPTER 60 INFORMED SURGICAL CONSENT DAVID G. JACOBS “Patients should understand the indications for the operation, the risk involved, and the result that it is hoped to attain ” —ACS…
Chest Injury
CHAPTER 27 CHEST INJURY AMY N. HILDRETH AND J. WAYNE MEREDITH Chest trauma is a significant contributor to patient morbidity and mortality. Thoracic injuries are often accompanied by substantial injuries…
Extremity Vascular Injuries
CHAPTER 31 EXTREMITY VASCULAR INJURIES DAVID V. FELICIANO HISTORY Vascular injuries in the extremities have been reported since antiquity. Aulus Cornelius Celsus (25 BC-50 AD) first described that hemorrhage from…
Advance Medical Directives
CHAPTER 61 ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES GRACE S. ROZYCKI AND WILLIAM R. SEXSON Advances in medical care have led to life-saving interventions, but extending a patient’s life in a severely compromised…
