PANCREATIC INJURIES
CHAPTER 50 PANCREATIC INJURIES Louis J. Magnotti, Martin A. Croce The pancreas is relatively protected deep within the confines of the retroperitoneum. As such, injuries to the pancreas are uncommon,…
HYPOTHERMIA AND TRAUMA
CHAPTER 101 HYPOTHERMIA AND TRAUMA Larry M. Gentilello, R. Lawrence Reed Human beings, as homeotherms, normally maintain their body temperature within a narrow range around a core temperature of 37°…
PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT: STRATEGIES FOR ENTERAL AND PARENTERAL THERAPIES
CHAPTER 99 PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT: STRATEGIES FOR ENTERAL AND PARENTERAL THERAPIES Patricia M. Byers, S. Morad Hameed Nutritional support is an integral part of trauma and critical care…
SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS
CHAPTER 80 SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS Sharon Henry Soft tissue infections occur frequently and account for approximately 48.3 in 1000 outpatient visits. The severity of these infections varies from trivial to…
DUODENAL INJURIES
CHAPTER 49 DUODENAL INJURIES Gregory J. Jurkovich Duodenal injuries are uncommon, but not so rare as to preclude a comprehensive understanding of treatment strategies by general surgeons. A 6-year statewide…
WOUND BALLISTICS: WHAT EVERY TRAUMA SURGEON SHOULD KNOW
CHAPTER 15 WOUND BALLISTICS: WHAT EVERY TRAUMA SURGEON SHOULD KNOW John C. Mayberry, Donald D. Trunkey Although most trauma centers in the past two decades have experienced a reduction in…
THORACIC WALL INJURIES: RIBS, STERNAL SCAPULAR FRACTURES, HEMOTHORACES, AND PNEUMOTHORACES
CHAPTER 34 THORACIC WALL INJURIES: RIBS, STERNAL SCAPULAR FRACTURES, HEMOTHORACES, AND PNEUMOTHORACES Alisa Savetamal, David H. Livingston Although many chest injuries are potentially lethal, early man sustained and survived blunt…
TRAUMA SCORING
CHAPTER 6 TRAUMA SCORING Nicole VanDerHeyden, Thomas B. Cox Trauma was the first medical specialty to regionalize health care delivery to specialized centers and to systematically measure health care outcomes….
PELVIC FRACTURES
CHAPTER 70 PELVIC FRACTURES Catherine A. Humphrey, Thomas J. Ellis Pelvic fractures are a common injury among all trauma injuries (3%). They represent a spectrum of injuries from low-energy minimally…
GYNECOLOGIC INJURIES
CHAPTER 56 GYNECOLOGIC INJURIES Areti Tillou, Patrizio Petrone TRAUMA IN PREGNANCY Gynecologic trauma includes a large variety of relatively rare and challenging injuries from blunt and penetrating mechanisms. While motor…
