Acute care surgery integrates the long-established fields of trauma surgery, surgical critical care, burns, and the management of general surgical emergencies. As surgical subspecialties have multiplied and matured, there has been a decline in the availability of surgeons who will provide emergency [...]
This guide to damage control surgery focuses on the decision-making process for managing polytrauma. Orthopedists, trauma surgeons, and emergency medicine physicians will learn how to effectively coordinate efforts. The book presents an overview of the damage control concept and the epidemiology of [...]
No member of the emergency room or trauma ward physician should be without this 4th edition of "The Trauma Manual: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery". Designed to be used as a quick reference, this multidisciplinary pocket guide addresses all areas of trauma and emergency surgery with a list of key poin[...]