Owing to the severe life-threatening nature of many of the injuries it is not always possible to transfer patients to a specialized cardiac centre. This book is the definitive account of current practice in cardiothoracic trauma, covering the injuries caused in both penetrative and non-penetrative trauma to the heart itself and the major arteries and veins which lead to and from it. Unique features include numerous high-quality line drawings, photographs, X-rays, flow charts and lists of key points. Each chapter concentrates on the practical managing aspects of chest trauma, with authors presenting their wealth of practical experience and sharing techniques developed after many years of dealing with cardiothoracic trauma.
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978-0-340-57320-4 (9780340573204)
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Stephen Westaby, Director, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK - John Odell, Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Part 1 Resuscitation and Assessment: The pathophysiology of chest trauma
Logistics of chest trauma management
Surgical management of thoracic trauma
Fluid resuscitation in the patient with chest trauma
Blood conservation and blood substitutes
Echocardiography in chest trauma
Thoracoscopy and chest trauma: its role
Chest drains
Thoracotomy
Part 2 Penetrating Trauma: Penetrating injuries of the extrapericardial major vessels
Penetrating trauma to the chest wall, lung, esophagus, trachea and thoracic duct
Penetrating trauma to the inlet and outlet regions of the chest
Transfixion injuries
Management of foreign bodies within the chest
Part 3 Blunt Trauma: Blunt thoracic vascular trauma
Blunt cardiac trauma
Trauma to the chest wall and thoracic vertebrae
Injury to the esophagus
Airway trauma
Blunt injury to the lung
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Scoring systems in the assessment of the patient with trauma: are they worthwhile?
The use of antibiotics in chest trauma
Pain management in chest trauma
Lung function following traumatic ARDS
Thoracic trauma in children.
