Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care

"This book is a comprehensive single volume devoted to acute therapy for injured and surgical patients. This third edition is an update to the previous version, which was published in 2016." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, David James Dries, MSE, MD (Regions Hospital) Doody's Score: 4 Stars!

• Part 1 Trauma Systems1 Development of Trauma Systems2 Trauma Center Organization and Verification for Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care3 Injury Severity Scoring: Its Definition and Practical Application4 Role of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Trauma5 Injury Prevention: An Evidence-Based Public Health Approach6 Lessons Learned in Military Trauma in Colombia7 Trauma Scoring8 Simulation-Based Training for Combat SurgeryPart 2 Prehospital Trauma Care9 Prehospital Trauma Care: Influence of Emergency Medical Services on Trauma Center Patient Outcomes10 Field Triage in the Military Arena11 Trauma Systems on the Battlefield12 Field Triage in the Civilian Arena13 En Route Care14 Prehospital Airway Management: Intubation, Devices, and Controversies15 Prehospital Fluid Resuscitation: What Type, How Much, and Controversies16 Mass Casualty Events: The Role of Hospitals and Trauma Systems17 Injuries From Explosives18 Prehospital Care of Biologic Agent-Induced Injuries19 Wound Ballistics: What Every Trauma Surgeon Should Know20 Common Prehospital Complications and Pitfalls in the Trauma PatientPart 3 Initial Assessment and Resuscitation21 Airway Management: What Every Trauma Surgeon Should Know, From Intubation to Cricothyroidotomy22 Resuscitation Fluids23 REBOA: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta24 Resuscitative Thoracotomy25 Focused Assessment with Sonography for the Trauma Patient Role of Radiology in Initial Trauma Evaluation26 Interventional Radiology: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Roles27 Interventional Radiology Management During Intermediate and Long-Term Phases of Trauma Care28 Endpoints of Resuscitation 148Part 4 Head and Central Nervous System Injuries29 Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathophysiology, Clinical Diagnosis, and Prehospital and Emergency Center Care30 Nonoperative Care, and Complications31 Spinal Cord Injury, Blunt and Penetrating, Neurogenic and Spinal ShockPart 5 Maxillofacial and Ocular Injuries32 Maxillofacial Trauma33 Trauma to the Eye and OrbitPart 6 Neck Injuries34 Penetrating Neck Injuries35 Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries36 Tracheal, Laryngeal, and Oropharyngeal InjuriesPart 7 Thoracic Injuries37 Pertinent Surgical Anatomy of the Thorax and Mediastinum38 Thoracic Wall Injuries: Ribs, Sternal and Scapular Fractures, and Hemothoraces and Pneumothoraces39 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Roles of Bronchoscopy and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy in the Management of Thoracic Trauma40 Pulmonary Contusion and Flail Chest41 Operative Treatment of Chest Wall Injury42 Tracheal and Tracheobronchial Tree Injuries43 Operative Management of Pulmonary Injuries: Lung-Sparing and Formal Resections44 Complications of Pulmonary and Pleural Injury45 Cardiac Injuries46 Thoracic Vascular Injury47 Thoracic Aortic Injury48 Esophageal Injuries: Principles of ManagementPart 8 Abdominal Injuries49 Diaphragmatic Injury50 Surgical Anatomy of the Abdomen and Retroperitoneum51 Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage and Laparoscopy in the Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma52 Nonoperative Management of Blunt and Penetrating Abdominal Injuries53 Gastric Injuries54 Small Bowel Injury55 Duodenal Injuries56 Pancreatic Injuries and Pancreaticoduodenectomy57 Liver Injury58 Splenic Injuries59 Abdominal Vascular Injury60 Colon and Rectal Injuries61 Genitourinary Tract Injuries62 Gynecologic Injuries: Trauma to Uterus, Ovaries, and Female GenitaliaPart 9 Special Issues in Major Torso Trauma63 Multidisciplinary Management of Pelvic Fractures: Operative and Nonoperative Management64 Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Management of Hemorrhagic Shock65 Exsanguination: Reliable Models to Indicate Damage Control66 Damage Control Resuscitation: An Evidence-Based Report67 Newer Strategies from the Use of Blood and Blood Products: Lessons Learned from Recent Wars68 Surgical Techniques for Damage Control Operations for Abdominal, Thoracic, Pelvic, and Extremity Trauma69 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Damage Control, and the Open Abdomen70 Torso Trauma on the Modern BattlefieldPart 10 Peripheral Vascular Injury71 Vascular Anatomy of the Extremities72 Diagnosis of Vascular Trauma73 Penetrating Carotid Artery Injuries74 Penetrating Extracranial Vertebral Artery Injuries75 Subclavian Vessel Injuries: Difficult Anatomy and Difficult Territory76 Operative Exposure and Management of Axillary Vessel Injuries77 Brachial Vessel Injuries: High Morbidity and Low Mortality Injuries78 Iliac Vessel Injuries: Difficult Injuries and Difficult Management Problems79 Femoral Vessel Injuries: High Mortality and Low Morbidity Injuries80 Popliteal Vessel Injuries: Complex Anatomy and High Amputation Rates81 Shank Vessel Injuries: The Forgotten Vascular Injuries82 Penetrating Arteriovenous Fistulas: Uncommon and Challenging Entities83 Temporary Vascular ShuntsPart 11 Musculoskeletal and Peripheral Central Nervous System Injuries84 Upper Extremity Fractures: Orthopedic Management85 Lower Extremity and Degloving Injury86 Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Fractures87 Pelvic Fractures88 Wrist and Hand Fractures: Orthopaedic Management Scapulothoracic Dissociation and Degloving Injuries of the Extremities89 Extremity Replantation: Indications and TimingPart 12 Special Issues and Situations in Trauma Management90 Flap Reconstruction in the Management of Complex Musculoskeletal Injuries91 What Every Surgeon Should Know About the Traumatic Airway92 Pediatric Trauma93 Trauma in Pregnancy94 Trauma in Our “Elders”95 Burns96 Soft Tissue Infections97 Common Errors in Trauma Care98 Combat Trauma Care: Lessons Learned From Recent Combat Operations99 Danger Associated Molecular Patterns, Complements, and Other Novel Biomarkers in Trauma Patient Management100 Microbiome and Trauma101 Genomics of Profound Shock and TraumaPart 13 Critical Care I: Management of Organ Failures and Techniques for Support102 Cardiac Hemodynamics: Pulmonary Artery Catheter and the Meaning of Its Readings103 Oxygen Transport104 Pharmacologic Support of Cardiac Failure105 Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Dysrhythmias106 Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation107 Advanced Techniques in Mechanical Ventilation108 Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit109 Management of Coagulation Disorders in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit110 Management of Endocrine Disorders in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit111 Transfusion: Management of Blood and Blood Products in TraumaPart 14 Critical Care II: Special Issues and Treatments112 Thromboelastography: Techniques and Uses113 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome114 The Evolving Epidemiology of Multiple Organ Failure115 Sepsis, Septic Shock, and Its Treatment116 The Immunology of Trauma117 Overview of Infectious Diseases in Trauma Patients118 Nosocomial Pneumonia119 Antibiotic Use in the Intensive Care Unit: The Old and the New120 Fungal Colonization and Infection During Critical Illness121 Preoperative and Postoperative Nutritional Support: Strategies for Enteral and Parenteral Therapies122 Venous Thromboembolic Events: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Filters as Adjuncts123 Hypothermia and Trauma124 Surgical Procedures in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit125 Anesthesia in the Critical Care Unit and Pain Management126 Anesthesia Adjuncts in the Management of Pain in Trauma Patients: New Blocks and Other Techniques to Combat the Opioid Epidemic127 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Cardiopulmonary FailurePart 15 Rehabilitation and Quality of Life After Trauma and Other Issues128 Surgery During Global Pandemics: Focus on Prioritization and Resource Allocation129 Diagnostic Management of Brain Death in the Intensive Care Unit and Organ Donation130 Palliative Care in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit131 Trauma rehabilitation132 Trauma outcomes