CHAPTER 3 INJURY SEVERITY SCORING: ITS DEFINITION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION Turner M. Osler, Laurent G. Glance, Edward J. Bedrick The urge to prognosticate following trauma is as old as the…
CHAPTER 76 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA David W. Tuggle, L.R. Tres Scherer Pediatric trauma is the number one killer of children. It is also the number one cause of permanent disability in…
CHAPTER 93 SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME AND MULTIPLE-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME: DEFINITION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT Anthony Watkins, Edwin A. Deitch In 1973, Tilney et al.1 described 18 patients who developed “sequential…
CHAPTER 77 TRAUMA IN PREGNANCY Amy C. Sisley, William C. Chiu The pregnant trauma patient presents significant challenges to the trauma surgeon. The physiologic changes in the mother during pregnancy…
CHAPTER 54 COLON AND RECTAL INJURIES David J. Ciesla, Jon M. Burch Surgical management of colon and rectal injuries has evolved dramatically since World War II. Accepted treatment at that…
CHAPTER 12 CIVILIAN HOSPITAL RESPONSE TO MASS CASUALTY EVENTS Rochelle A. Dicker, William P. Schecter On February 20, 1993, six people were killed and more than 1000 injured when a…
CHAPTER 74 TECHNIQUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY: ROLES OF MUSCLE, MUSCULOCUTANEOUS, AND FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAPS Matthew Trovato, Ramazi O. Datiashvili, Mark S. Granick Injuries involving skin and subcutaneous…
CHAPTER 92 ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME Booker T. King, Alexander Becker, George D. Garcia, Juan A. Asensio There have not been many topics in critical care medicine that have received…
CHAPTER 102 SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Ziad C. Sifri, Alicia M. Mohr Bedside procedures are an integral part of the care delivered to critically ill patients….
CHAPTER 88 THE MANAGEMENT OF RENAL FAILURE: RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND DIALYSIS Joseph M. Gutmann, Christopher McFarren, Lewis M. Flint, Rodney Durham Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common and…
