UPPER EXTREMITY VASCULAR TRAUMA
CHAPTER 64 UPPER EXTREMITY VASCULAR TRAUMA Margaret M. Griffen, Eric R. Frykberg Trauma to the upper extremities can have devastating results. The experience of wartime has taught many lessons about…
SPLENIC INJURIES
CHAPTER 52 SPLENIC INJURIES David H. Wisner, Glenn S. Tse The spleen has had a prominent role in medical theory and practice throughout history. The Greeks and Romans believed that…
THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS
CHAPTER 85 THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS Jason L. Sperry, Joseph P. Minei With increasing frequency, patients undergoing surgery have multiple medical comorbidities, not necessarily associated with their…
FUNGAL INFECTIONS AND ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
CHAPTER 98 FUNGAL INFECTIONS AND ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Marc J. Shapiro, Eduardo Smith-Singares, Soumitra R. Eachempati, Philip S. Barie The first clinical description of Candida…
COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES
CHAPTER 66 COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES Thomas S. Granchi Compartment syndrome is a diagnosis that demands a decision. The diagnosis should be followed by immediate operation. Whether it occurs in a limb…
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT: WHAT EVERY TRAUMA SURGEON SHOULD KNOW, FROM INTUBATION TO CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY
CHAPTER 17 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT: WHAT EVERY TRAUMA SURGEON SHOULD KNOW, FROM INTUBATION TO CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY Ronald I. Gross, Lenworth M. Jacobs The concept of immediate and appropriate airway management spans all…
MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
CHAPTER 90 MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Anthony J. Falvo, Mathilda Horst The endocrine system as a part of the neuroendocrine axis (hypothalamic-pituitary axis) influences…
RESUSCITATION FLUIDS
CHAPTER 18 RESUSCITATION FLUIDS Martin Schreiber, Brandon Tieu, Laszlo Kiraly, Michael Englehart The practice of giving intravenous fluids or medication has been used since the 1600s. Slow progress was made…
SPINE: SPINAL CORD INJURY, BLUNT AND PENETRATING, NEUROGENIC AND SPINAL SHOCK
CHAPTER 26 SPINE: SPINAL CORD INJURY, BLUNT AND PENETRATING, NEUROGENIC AND SPINAL SHOCK Vartan S. Tashjian, Nestor R. Gonzalez, Larry T. Khoo In the acute setting, spinal cord injury (SCI)…
BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURIES
CHAPTER 31 BLUNT CEREBROVASCULAR INJURIES C. Clay Cothren, Ernest E. Moore Over the past decade, a wealth of studies has provided the scientific rationale to promote the early screening and…
