Transport of the critically ill
Chapter 4 Transport of the critically ill Evan Everest, Blair Munford All intensive care units (ICUs) are required to move critically ill patients for investigations or procedures that cannot be…
CRITICAL CARE
Ethics in intensive care
Chapter 7 Ethics in intensive care Raymond F. Raper, Malcolm McD. Fisher DEFINITION Ethics is the study of how one ought to behave. In contrast, the law defines how one…
Design and organisation of intensive care units
Chapter 1 Design and organisation of intensive care units Felicity Hawker An intensive care unit (ICU) is a specially staffed and equipped area of a hospital dedicated to the management…
Biomechanics of the Spine
6 Biomechanics of the Spine Eve C. Tsai, Eric P. Roger, and Edward C Benzel The discipline of biomechanics embodies the application of the principles of physics to biologic systems….
Imaging Spinal Cord Injuries
5 Imaging Spinal Cord Injuries Paul D. Campbell Jr. and John A. Carrino In the setting of trauma, imaging of the spine is often of paramount importance. There are 30,000…
Management of Cervical Injuries
9 Management of Cervical Injuries David O. Okonkwo, Rod J. Oskouian Jr., and Christopher I. Shaffrey Cervical spinal injury occurs in 4 to 10% of patients who sustain traumatic brain…
Spinal Injury Classification Systems
4 Spinal Injury Classification Systems F. C. Öner Different classification systems have been used in traumatology to stratify and categorize injuries. Most surgeons consider them necessary tools to provide a…
Epidemiology of Spinal Injuries
1 Epidemiology of Spinal Injuries Darric E. Baty, Howard B. Levene, Stephen V. Nalbach, Eli M. Baron, and Devanand A. Dominique Historical Overview Spinal cord injury (SCI) encompasses more than…
Classification, Diagnosis, and Management of Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries
10 Classification, Diagnosis, and Management of Thoracolumbar Spinal Injuries Steven C. Zeiller, Eli M. Baron, Neel Anand, Alan S. Hilibrand, and Alexander R. Vaccaro The diagnosis and treatment of patients…
Pediatric Spinal Injuries
13 Pediatric Spinal Injuries William S. Anderson and George I. Jallo Pediatric Spine Development and Anatomy Cervical Spine Development Understanding the differences in pediatric versus adult spinal trauma can begin…
