TRANSFUSION: MANAGEMENT OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IN TRAUMA
CHAPTER 91 TRANSFUSION: MANAGEMENT OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IN TRAUMA Lena M. Napolitano Approximately 15% of all blood transfusions in the United States are used in the care of…
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY INJURIES: LUNG-SPARING AND FORMAL RESECTIONS
CHAPTER 38 OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY INJURIES: LUNG-SPARING AND FORMAL RESECTIONS Juan A. Asensio, Luis Manuel García-Núñez, Patrizio Petrone, David King, Ricardo Castrellon, Dominic Duran, Alexander D. Vara, John S….
PERTINENT SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE THORAX AND MEDIASTINUM
CHAPTER 33 PERTINENT SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE THORAX AND MEDIASTINUM Paul Schipper, Mithran Sukumar, John C. Mayberry The thorax consists of the chest wall comprising the sternum, ribs, and thoracic…
TRAUMA TO THE EYE AND ORBIT
CHAPTER 28 TRAUMA TO THE EYE AND ORBIT Mario A. Meallet Trauma and emergency physicians are frequently confronted with evaluating and managing severe eye injuries, most of which will require…
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THORACOTOMY
CHAPTER 19 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THORACOTOMY Juan A. Asensio, Patrizio Petrone, Luis Manuel Garcí-a-Núñez, Dan L. Deckelbaum, Dominic Duran, Donald Robinson, Kenneth D. Stahl, Michael F. Ksycki, Francisco A. Ruiz Zelaya,…
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME, DAMAGE CONTROL, AND THE POST-TRAUMATIC OPEN ABDOMEN
CHAPTER 61 ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME, DAMAGE CONTROL, AND THE POST-TRAUMATIC OPEN ABDOMEN Richard S. Miller, John A. Morris Major contributors to improved survival in the field of trauma and surgical…
PULMONARY CONTUSION AND FLAIL CHEST
CHAPTER 36 PULMONARY CONTUSION AND FLAIL CHEST Carl J. Hauser, David H. Livingston Pulmonary contusion and flail chest are the two most common anatomic complications of major blunt chest trauma….
LIVER INJURY
CHAPTER 51 LIVER INJURY Manish S. Parikh, H. Leon Pachter The liver is the most commonly injured intra-abdominal organ with an incidence of 30%–40%. The overwhelming majority of liver injuries,…
DIAPHRAGMATIC INJURY
CHAPTER 43 DIAPHRAGMATIC INJURY Charles E. Lucas, Anna M. Ledgerwood ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The diaphragm is a musculotendinous organ that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.1,2 This important…
EXTREMITY REPLANTATION: INDICATIONS AND TIMING
CHAPTER 73 EXTREMITY REPLANTATION: INDICATIONS AND TIMING Matthew Trovato, Boris Mordikovich, Ramazi O. Datiashvili The years since the first successful replantation of an arm in a 12-year-old boy by Malt…
