Surgery of the Cervical Spine Trauma
Fig. 6.1 Occipitocervical dislocation following car accident. Hyperintense signal on T2-weighted MRI showing blood inside C0-C1 left (a) and right (b) joints. Frontal plane CT scan (c) showing increased distance…
Principles and Philosophy of Damage Control Surgery
High-energy blunt torso trauma Multiple torso penetrations Hemodynamic instability Presenting coagulopathy and/or hypothermia Major abdominal vascular injury with multiple visceral injuries Multifocal or multi-cavity exsanguination with visceral injuries Multiregional injury…
Infections in Trauma Patients
S. Di Saverio, G. Tugnoli, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni and N. Naidoo (eds.)Trauma Surgery2014Volume 1: Trauma Management, Trauma Critical Care, Orthopaedic Trauma and Neuro-Trauma10.1007/978-88-470-5403-5_15 © Springer-Verlag Italia 2014 15. Infections in Trauma Patients Massimo Sartelli1 and Cristian Tranà1 (1) Department…
Establishing a Trauma Service
3. West JG, Cales RH, Gazzaniga AB (1983) Impact of regionalisation. The Orange County experience. Arch Surg 118:740–744PubMedCrossRef 4. Celso B, Tepas J, Langland-Orban B et al (2006) A systematic…
Acute Traumatic Brain Injuries and Their Management
S. Di Saverio, G. Tugnoli, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni and N. Naidoo (eds.)Trauma Surgery2014Volume 1: Trauma Management, Trauma Critical Care, Orthopaedic Trauma and Neuro-Trauma10.1007/978-88-470-5403-5_12 © Springer-Verlag Italia 2014 12. Acute Traumatic Brain Injuries and Their Management Michael M. Krausz1, 2 ,…
Minimally Invasive Approach and Endovascular Techniques for Vascular Trauma
18. Scalea TM, Sclafani SJ (1991) Angiographically placed balloons for arterial control: a description of technique. J Trauma 31(12):1671–1677PubMedCrossRef 19. Morrison JJ, Percival TJ, Markov NP, Villamaria C, Scott DJ,…
Management of the Polytrauma Patient
S. Di Saverio, G. Tugnoli, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni and N. Naidoo (eds.)Trauma Surgery2014Volume 1: Trauma Management, Trauma Critical Care, Orthopaedic Trauma and Neuro-Trauma10.1007/978-88-470-5403-5_2 © Springer-Verlag Italia 2014 2. Management of the Polytrauma Patient David J. J. Muckart1 and Noel Naidoo1 (1)…
Damage Control Resuscitation
Fig. 3.1 The lethal triad flowchart DCR combines two seemingly diverse strategies—permissive hypotension and hemostatic resuscitation—with damage control surgery, integrating these three procedures in one dynamic process. Therefore, DCR is…
Training, Education, and Decision-Making in Trauma Surgery
Trauma courses Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) http://www.facs.org/trauma/atls/about.html Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) for medical students http://www.facs.org/trauma/atls/team.html Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) for registered nurses http://www.traumanurses.org/atcn-courses.html PreHospital Trauma Life…
Paraesophageal Hernias: Indications and Surgical Treatment
Hiatal hernia type Anatomy I The EGJ herniates above the diaphragmatic crura, often moving transiently from the abdomen into the mediastinum II A portion of the stomach is herniated into…
