Penetrating Trauma: A Practical Guide On Operative Technique And Peri-operative Management Penetrating Trauma (velmahos)

This book provides clear practical guidance on all aspects of the surgical treatment of penetrating trauma and aims to foster the type of strategic thinking that can save patients’ lives. The coverage encompasses prehospital care, penetrating injuries to various body regions and specific organs, orthopedic injuries, peripheral arterial injuries, injuries to special groups of patients, including children and the elderly, military injuries, and a range of other topics. Based on their extensive personal experience, expert authors provide step-by-step instructions on evaluation, surgical techniques, and management of perioperative problems. Tips and tricks and technical pearls are highlighted and each chapter includes a list of the most important points to observe. This second edition of Penetrating Trauma has been extensively revised and updated – with inclusion of some entirely new chapters – to take into account the most recent trends in resuscitation, diagnostics, and treatment. It will be an ideal resource for those looking for practical solutions on how to treat injuries surgically. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Prehospital Care of Penetrating Trauma....Pages 3-10 Airway Management in Penetrating Trauma....Pages 11-21 Damage Control Resuscitation in Penetrating Trauma: Rules of the Game....Pages 23-27 BLS Versus ALS....Pages 29-34 Prehospital Care and Transport....Pages 35-39 Prehospital Monitoring During Transport....Pages 41-46 Trauma Resuscitation....Pages 47-51 ABC Heuristics....Pages 53-60 Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation....Pages 61-66 Fluids, Blood Substitutes, and New Tools....Pages 67-73 Emergency Department Thoracotomy....Pages 75-83 Intensive Care: Principles and Therapy....Pages 85-92 Ventilation in the Trauma Patient: A Practical Approach....Pages 93-100 Endpoints of Resuscitation....Pages 101-106 Plain X-Rays for Penetrating Trauma....Pages 107-113 Computed Tomography in the Workup of Patients with Penetrating Trauma....Pages 115-124 Portable Ultrasound as an Adjunct in Penetrating Trauma....Pages 125-132 Laparoscopy and Penetrating Trauma....Pages 133-137 Angiography and Interventional Radiology....Pages 139-143 Imaging of Penetrating Urologic Trauma....Pages 145-148 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Penetrating Chest Trauma....Pages 149-155 Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL) Unplugged....Pages 157-163 Mass Casualties and Triage in Military and Civilian Environment....Pages 165-176 Ballistics in Trauma....Pages 177-183 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Surgical Strategies in Trauma....Pages 187-191 Surgical Strategies in Trauma to the Head, Face, and Neck....Pages 193-201 Gunshot Injuries to the Head....Pages 203-220 Penetrating Injuries of the Face....Pages 221-232 Operative Strategies in Penetrating Trauma to the Neck....Pages 233-237 Access to the Neck in Penetrating Trauma....Pages 239-242 Penetrating Trauma to the Larynx and the Cervical Trachea....Pages 243-248 Penetrating Injury to the Pharynx and Cervical Esophagus....Pages 249-255 Carotid, Jugular and Vertebral Blood Vessel Injuries....Pages 257-264 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Penetrating Trauma to the Subclavian Vessels....Pages 267-278 Penetrating Trauma to the Thoracic Oesophagus....Pages 279-284 Pulmonary and Tracheobronchial Trauma....Pages 285-291 Penetrating Injuries to the Mediastinal Vessels....Pages 293-301 Penetrating Cardiac Trauma....Pages 303-311 Penetrating Injuries to the Diaphragm....Pages 313-316 Thoracoabdominal Injury....Pages 317-318 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Loss of the Chest Wall....Pages 319-323 Front Matter....Pages 325-325 Access to the Abdomen: Emergency Laparotomy....Pages 327-330 Damage Control Surgery....Pages 331-340 Beyond Damage Control Surgery: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Complex Hernia Repair....Pages 341-349 Abdominal Esophagus and Stomach....Pages 351-356 Duodenum....Pages 357-364 Penetrating Trauma to the Pancreas....Pages 365-371 Liver and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts....Pages 373-377 Large and Small Bowel....Pages 379-385 Injury of the Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder....Pages 387-396 Lower Genitourinary Injuries....Pages 397-404 Major Abdominal Veins....Pages 405-413 Major Abdominal Arteries....Pages 415-422 Spleen....Pages 423-427 Penetrating Rectal Injuries....Pages 429-431 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome....Pages 433-437 SNOM: Conservative Management of Solid Viscera....Pages 439-442 Bleeding in the Pelvis....Pages 443-445 Front Matter....Pages 447-447 Introduction to Orthopedic Injuries....Pages 449-452 Extremity Fractures....Pages 453-455 Front Matter....Pages 447-447 Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities....Pages 457-466 Anterior Exposure of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine....Pages 467-472 Penetrating Trauma: Amputations....Pages 473-481 Front Matter....Pages 483-483 Peripheral Arterial Injuries from Penetrating Trauma....Pages 485-486 Axillary and Brachial Vessels....Pages 487-492 Femoral Vessels....Pages 493-497 Popliteal Vessels....Pages 499-509 Front Matter....Pages 511-511 Management of Penetrating Soft Tissue Injuries....Pages 513-519 Burns and Inhalational Injury....Pages 521-530 Crush Injuries....Pages 531-539 Blast Injuries....Pages 541-547 The Elderly Patient....Pages 549-556 The Pediatric Patient....Pages 557-563 The Pregnant Patient....Pages 565-570 Anticoagulation in Penetrating Trauma....Pages 571-572 Care Under Austere Conditions: Unlimited Restraints....Pages 573-579 The Impact of Trauma on the Psyche....Pages 581-587 Early Neurotrauma Rehabilitation....Pages 589-596 Rehabilitation....Pages 597-599 “Rehabilitation Matters!”: Physical Rehabilitation as an Essential Process Post-acute Trauma Care....Pages 601-604 Front Matter....Pages 511-511 Penetrating Injury Prevention....Pages 605-608 Forensic Pathology and Trauma....Pages 609-615 The Economics of Trauma Care....Pages 617-621 Organ Donation....Pages 623-627 Back Matter....Pages 629-644