Health Care–Associated Infections
Chapter 14 Health Care–Associated Infections Joel Deitz and Keith Hamilton The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 out of every 20 patients hospitalized in an acute-care…
Noninvasive Ventilation
Chapter 3 Noninvasive Ventilation Bernie Sunwoo and Richard J. Schwab Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the delivery of ventilatory support without the use of an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. Since…
Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring
Chapter 12 Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring Warren Isakow and Jonathan E. Gottlieb Patients are commonly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for four principal reasons:…
Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Chapter 6 Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Benjamin A. Kohl and C. William Hanson, III Neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs) have been used in clinical practice since 1935…
TRANSFUSION: MANAGEMENT OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IN TRAUMA
CHAPTER 91 TRANSFUSION: MANAGEMENT OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IN TRAUMA Lena M. Napolitano Approximately 15% of all blood transfusions in the United States are used in the care of…
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY INJURIES: LUNG-SPARING AND FORMAL RESECTIONS
CHAPTER 38 OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY INJURIES: LUNG-SPARING AND FORMAL RESECTIONS Juan A. Asensio, Luis Manuel García-Núñez, Patrizio Petrone, David King, Ricardo Castrellon, Dominic Duran, Alexander D. Vara, John S….
PERTINENT SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE THORAX AND MEDIASTINUM
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…
TRAUMA TO THE EYE AND ORBIT
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…
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THORACOTOMY
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,…
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME, DAMAGE CONTROL, AND THE POST-TRAUMATIC OPEN ABDOMEN
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…
