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Encyclopedia of Trauma Care

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Peter J. Papadakos

    1. Departments of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA

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  2. Mark L. Gestring

    1. Department of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester, School of Medicine, Rochester, USA

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  • Covers the full range of organ-specific injuries as well as important further issues

  • Supports fast access to up-to-date information through organ-based structure

  • Features tables and checklists, making it an excellent review tool for medical exams and certification

  • Assembles authoritative, practical information on major topics in trauma management

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (1915 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xli
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  2. A

    1. Abbreviated Laparotomy

      Pages 1-1

    2. Abbreviated Laparotomy Outcomes

      Pages 1-1

    3. ABCDE of Trauma Care

      • Mirsad Dupanovic
      Pages 1-6

    4. Abdominal Aorta Injury

      Pages 6-6

    5. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome as a Complication of Care

      • Khanjan H. Nagarsheth
      Pages 6-10

    6. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

      • Jennifer Knight
      Pages 10-15

    7. Abdominal Major Vascular Injury, Anesthesia for

      • Zana Borovcanin
      Pages 15-20

    8. Abdominal Solid Organ Injury, Anesthesia for

      • Gina Hendren
      Pages 20-24

    9. Abdominal Wall Defect

      Pages 24-24

    10. Ability

      Pages 24-24

    11. Absolute Stability

      Pages 24-24

    12. Absorbable Mesh Temporary Abdominal Closure

      Pages 24-24

    13. Absorption

      Pages 24-24

    14. ABThera Wound Dressing

      Pages 24-24

    15. Abuse

      Pages 24-24

    16. Academic Programs in Trauma Care

      • William A. Mosier
      Pages 24-25

    17. Acalculous Cholecystitis

      • Lindsay O’Meara, Khanjan H. Nagarsheth
      Pages 25-26

    18. Accident Surgery

      Pages 26-26

    19. Accidental Hypothermia

      Pages 26-26
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About this book

This encyclopedia is an authoritative compilation of practical information on major topics in trauma management. Its encyclopedic format will allow the reader to rapidly find up-to-date information on a specific topic of interest. The book is organized in an organ-based manner for ease of use when a practitioner is confronted with a particular injury. Each chapter takes the form of a clearly structured review of the subject in question and includes informative illustrations and tables as well as lists of classic references. In addition to the full range of organ-specific injuries, a number of important further topics are covered, including critical care of the trauma patient, trauma system organization, mass injury scenarios, the impact of new technologies, complications in trauma care, and ethical issues. All of the authors are leading experts, and the encyclopedia will provide an excellent source of information for both basic and clinical scientists and trainees in various fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA

    Peter J. Papadakos

  • Department of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester, School of Medicine, Rochester, USA

    Mark L. Gestring

About the editors

Peter Papadakos is Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Neurosurgery and Neurology as well as Director of the Division of Critical Care at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. He is also Professor of Respiratory Care and Medical Director at the State University of New York at Genesee Community College. Professor Papadakos is the author of numerous original papers, reviews, book chapters, and monographs and serves on a number of editorial boards and service on a number of state and national committees.

Mark Gestring serves as the Medical Director of the Kessler Trauma Center at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester New York, where he holds the rank of Associate Professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr Gestring has authored numerous papers and serves on both regional and national committees dedicated to the field of trauma care.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Encyclopedia of Trauma Care

  • Editors: Peter J. Papadakos, Mark L. Gestring

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29613-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Reference Module Medicine

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-29611-6Published: 30 July 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-29613-0Published: 11 August 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLI, 1807

  • Number of Illustrations: 190 b/w illustrations, 206 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine

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