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 ...
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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 Care Quality Improvement in Trauma Systems Role of the Trauma Nurse Coordinator Trauma in Pregnancy Geriatric Trauma Communicable Disease Hazards and Universal Precautions Trauma Rehabilitation Psychological Sequelae of Trauma Ultrasound in Initial Trauma Evaluation Diagnosis of Hemoperiotoneum Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy Efficiency in Diagnostic Testing Mechanical Ventilation Arrhythmias Rapid Assessment of Coagulation Abnormalities in the Operating Room or ICU Hypothermia in Trauma Hemoglobin Solutions for Trauma Resuscitation Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in High-risk Trauma Patients Advanced Options in Pulmonary Support Oxidative Injury and Immune Suppression Guidelines, Protocols, and Pathways for Trauma Care Beyond TRISS: Improved Methods of Trauma Severity Scoring Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Role of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Multiple Organ System Failure Nearly all other chapters have been written by different authors than in the third edition New cover and interior designs
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Add this copy of Current Therapy of Trauma 4ed (Hb 1999) to cart. $112.28, new condition, Sold by Books International rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1998 by Mosby.