The trauma handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital / / editor, Robert L. Sheridan ; illustrations by Laurel C. Lhowe ; acquisitions editor, Brian Brown ; developmental editor, Alyson Forbes, Tanya Lazar ; production editor, Jeff Somers ; manufacturing manager, Colin Warnock

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (794 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.1
• Soggetto topico: Emergency medical services; Wounds and injuries; Traumatology
• Altri autori: SheridanRobert L LhoweLaurel C ForbesAlyson LazarTanya SomersJeff WarnockColin
• Persona (resp. second.): BrownBrian
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""The Trauma Handbook of The Massachusetts General Hospital""; ""Contents""; ""Contributing Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""I Organizational Issues""; ""A Brief History of Trauma Surgery""; ""Trauma Systems and Injury Severity Scoring""; ""Prehospital Care and Transport""; ""Organization of the Emergency Department and Trauma Team""; ""Disaster Planning""; ""II Immediate Care""; ""Initial Evaluation and Resuscitation: Primary Survey and Immediate Resuscitation""; ""The Trauma Airway""; ""Secondary Survey Evaluation of the Trauma Patient"" ; ""Unique Critical Care Issues Related to Trauma""""Transfusion and Coagulation Issues in Trauma""; ""Initial Evaluation and Management of the Burn Patient""; ""Trauma Anesthesia""; ""Prevention Strategies: Thromboembolic Complications, Alcohol Withdrawal, Infection and Gastrointestinal Bleeding""; ""III Evaluation and Management of Specific Injuries""; ""Nervous System 1: Head Injury""; ""Nervous System 2: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Injuries""; ""Evaluation and Acute Management of Maxillofacial Trauma""; ""Ocular and Adnexal Trauma""; ""Neck Injuries"" ; ""Chest Trauma 1: Chest Wall, Pleural Space, and Lung Parenchyma""""Chest Trauma 2: Tracheobronchial and Esophageal Injuries""; ""Chest Trauma 3: Blunt and Penetrating Injuries to the Heart and Central Vessels""; ""Vascular Trauma 1: Cervicothoracic Vascular Trauma""; ""Vascular Trauma 2: Abdominal Vascular Injuries""; ""Vascular Trauma 3: Peripheral Vascular Injuries""; ""Abdominal Trauma 1: Diagnostic Techniques""; ""Abdominal Trauma 2: Diaphragm and Abdominal Wall""; ""Abdominal Trauma 3: Hepatic and Biliary Tract Injuries""; ""Abdominal Trauma 4: Splenic Injuries"" ; ""Abdominal Trauma 5: Injuries to the Pancreas and Duodenum""""Abdominal Trauma 6: Hollow Viscus Injuries""; ""Abdominal Trauma 7: Damage Control and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome""; ""Genitourinary Trauma""; ""Orthopedic Trauma 1: Spine Fractures""; ""Orthopedic Trauma 2: Pelvic Fractures""; ""Orthopedic Trauma 3: Extremity Fractures""; ""Hand Injuries""; ""Techniques of Soft Tissue Reconstruction""; ""IV Special Considerations""; ""Pediatric Trauma 1: Resuscitation and Initial Evaluation""; ""Pediatric Trauma 2: Definitive Care""; ""Considerations in the Pregnant Woman"" ; ""Geriatric Trauma""""Trauma Radiology""; ""Organ and Tissue Procurement in Trauma""; ""Psychiatric Issues in Trauma""; ""Rehabilitation of the Trauma Patient""; ""Medicolegal Considerations and Duties""; ""Subject Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: The trauma handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital
• ISBN: 1-4698-8006-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818347003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Handbook