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Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care / [edited by] Juan A. Asensio, Donald D. Trunkey.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Current therapy series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wounds and injuries--Treatment.
- Wounds and injuries.
- Surgical intensive care.
- Critical care medicine--Methodology.
- Critical care medicine.
- Emergency medical services--Organization.
- Emergency medical services.
- Surgery, Operative--Methodology.
- Surgery, Operative.
- Trauma centers--Organization.
- Trauma centers.
- Wounds and Injuries--therapy.
- Critical Care--methods.
- Emergency Medical Services--organization & administration.
- Emergency Treatment--methods.
- Surgical Procedures, Operative--methods.
- Trauma Centers--organization & administration.
- Medical Subjects:
- Wounds and Injuries--therapy.
- Critical Care--methods.
- Emergency Medical Services--organization & administration.
- Emergency Treatment--methods.
- Surgical Procedures, Operative--methods.
- Trauma Centers--organization & administration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 785 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Mosby/Elsevier, ©2008.
- Summary:
- Here's a unified evidence-based approach to problems encountered in trauma and critical care surgical situations. Comprehensive and concise, it is ideal for a quick overview before entering the operating room or ICU, or as a review for board certification or recertification. Be prepared for the unexpected with practical, concise coverage of major surgical problems in trauma and critical care. Get expert practical and up-to-date guidance on ventilator management, damage control, noninvasive techniques, imaging, infection control, dealing with mass casualties, treating injuries induced by chemical and biological agents, and much more. Find the information you need quickly and easily through numerous illustrations, key points boxes, algorithms, and tables.
- Contents:
- Trauma systems
- Prehospital trauma care
- Initial assessment and resuscitation
- Head and central nervous system injuries
- Maxillofacial and ocular injuries
- Neck injuries
- Thoracic injuries
- Abdominal injuries
- Special issues in major torso trauma
- Peripheral vascular injury
- Musculoskeletal and peripheral central nervous system injuries
- Special issues and situations in trauma management
- Critical care I, management of organ failures
- Critical care II, special issues and treatments.
- Notes:
- Print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Current therapy of trauma and surgical critical care.
- ISBN:
- 9780323070867
- 0323070868
- OCLC:
- 324993237
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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