Current Therapy of Trauma

Offers current approaches to the management of acute trauma, as practiced by leading specialists in the field. Chapters focus on the key essentials of therapy, avoiding detailed discussion of pathophysiology, epidemiology, and other informtion that is notimmediately useful to the busy trauma surgeon. Each chapter offers proven practical guidelines and the personal advice and experience of the expert authors. Includes 24 entirely new chapters, and the authors of most other chapters are new to this edition, making this a new book rather than just an update of the third edition.

* Covers all aspects of patient care, from pre-hospital and resuscitation, to diagnosis in the ED, to treatment of specific injuries. * Features 24 entirely new chapters, including abdominal compartment syndrome, oxidative injury and immune suppression, trauma and managed care, and trauma in special populations such as pregnant women and the elderly.

Twenty-four entirely new chapters:
Trauma and Managed CareQuality Improvement in Trauma Systems
Role of the Trauma Nurse CoordinatorTrauma in Pregnancy
Geriatric TraumaCommunicable Disease Hazards and Universal Precautions
Trauma RehabilitationPsychological Sequelae of Trauma
Ultrasound in Initial Trauma EvaluationDiagnosis of Hemoperiotoneum
Laparoscopy and ThoracoscopyEfficiency in Diagnostic Testing
Mechanical VentilationArrhythmias
Rapid Assessment of Coagulation Abnormalities in the Operating Room or ICUHypothermia in Trauma
Hemoglobin Solutions for Trauma ResuscitationProphylaxis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in High-risk Trauma Patients
Advanced Options in Pulmonary SupportOxidative Injury and Immune Suppression
Guidelines, Protocols, and Pathways for Trauma CareBeyond TRISS: Improved Methods of Trauma Severity Scoring
Abdominal Compartment SyndromeRole of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Multiple Organ System Failure
Nearly all other chapters have been written by different authors than in the third editionNew cover and interior designs