CHAPTER 2 TRAUMA CENTER ORGANIZATION AND VERIFICATION Brian Eastridge, Erwin Thal The development of trauma care has evolved from a synergistic relationship between the military and civilian medical environments for…
CHAPTER 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAUMA SYSTEMS Donald D. Trunkey Modern trauma care consists of three primary components: prehospital care, acute surgical care or hospital care, and rehabilitation. Ideally, a…
CHAPTER 11 PREHOSPITAL FLUID RESUSCITATION: WHAT TYPE, HOW MUCH, AND CONTROVERSIES Mark Newell, Vincente Gracias, Michael Rotondo Fluid resuscitation is a vital treatment in the care of hypotensive trauma patients….
CHAPTER 5 THE ROLE OF TRAUMA PREVENTION IN REDUCING INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE Edward E. Cornwell, David Chang The issue of interpersonal violence as a public health problem gained a significant national…
Chapter 58 Rheumatologic Disease in the Intensive Care Unit Lynda S. Tilluckdharry, MB, BCh, BAO, LRCP&SI , Christine Haas Jones, MD 1 A critically ill patient is seen with an…
Chapter 85 Palliative Care Ursula McVeigh, MD , Allan Ramsay, MD 1 What are the elements of palliative care that are important in the care of critically ill patients? Palliative…
Chapter 40 Immunocompromised Host Kristen K. Pierce, MD 1 What is the initial approach to the immunocompromised host in the intensive care unit (ICU)? The approach in the ICU setting…
Chapter 43 Renal Replacement Therapy and Rhabdomyolysis Brad W. Butcher, MD , Kathleen D. Liu, MD, PhD, MAS Renal Replacement Therapy 1 What are the indications for renal replacement therapy…
Chapter 23 Cor Pulmonale Luca M. Bigatello, MD , Kay B. Leissner, MD, PhD 1 What is cor pulmonale? The term cor pulmonale was coined by Paul Dudley White in…
Chapter 38 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD , David C. Hooper, MD General Principles 1 If patients with skin or soft tissue infection are seen…
