Chest Blunt Trauma: A Modern Approach to a Multidisciplinary Disease provides novel treatment ideas for cardiothoracic injuries. The book interweaves knowledge of new surgical techniques, better understanding of patho-physiologic effects of injuries, and enhanced intensive care methods to create a holistic strategy of patient support. This text is a welcome addition for any clinician or researcher seeking refreshed information on the management of trauma to the chest wall.
While non-operative treatment has long been the standard of care, the book discusses the vast improvements in understanding how to treat cardiothoracic injuries. Innovative surgical techniques, instruments, post-operative care, and the multisystemic nature of this illness.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Chapter 1. Lung contusion, flail chest, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and respiratory failure after blunt chest trauma - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Anesthesiological aspects in the chest trauma patient - p. 19 9. Chapter 3. Scoring systems of blunt thoracic trauma and rib fractures - p. 37 10. Chapter 4. Taxonomy of rib fractures and blunt chest wall injury - p. 55 11. Chapter 5. Rib fractures management algorithm - p. 71 12. Chapter 6. Early rib fixation: the evidence, the trials - p. 87 13. Chapter 7. Modern approach to rib fixation: surgical techniques - p. 103 14. Chapter 8. Postoperative complications - p. 123 15. Chapter 9. Rib malunion - p. 137 16. Chapter 10. Slipping rib syndrome - p. 153 17. Chapter 11. Role of VATS in nonpenetrating chest trauma - p. 169 18. Chapter 12. Hydropneumothorax: why, when, how - p. 181 19. Chapter 13. Sternal fracture - p. 203 20. Chapter 14. VATS for delayed hemothorax - p. 213 21. Chapter 15. Chest drains: which, where, when - p. 233 22. Chapter 16. Chest tube placement: options and guidelines - p. 245 23. Chapter 17. Diaphragmatic rupture and herniation following blunt trauma: minimally invasive versus open approach - p. 257 24. Chapter 18. Traumatic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade - p. 283 25. Chapter 19. Airway and esophageal injuries - p. 293 26. Index - p. 307
Chest Blunt Trauma: A Modern Approach to a Multidisciplinary Disease provides novel treatment ideas for cardiothoracic injuries. The book interweaves knowledge of new surgical techniques, better understanding of patho-physiologic effects of injuries, and enhanced intensive care methods to create a holistic strategy of patient support. This text is a welcome addition for any clinician or researcher seeking refreshed information on the management of trauma to the chest wall.
While non-operative treatment has long been the standard of care, the book discusses the vast improvements in understanding how to treat cardiothoracic injuries. Innovative surgical techniques, instruments, post-operative care, and the multisystemic nature of this illness.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Chapter 1. Lung contusion, flail chest, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and respiratory failure after blunt chest trauma - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Anesthesiological aspects in the chest trauma patient - p. 19 9. Chapter 3. Scoring systems of blunt thoracic trauma and rib fractures - p. 37 10. Chapter 4. Taxonomy of rib fractures and blunt chest wall injury - p. 55 11. Chapter 5. Rib fractures management algorithm - p. 71 12. Chapter 6. Early rib fixation: the evidence, the trials - p. 87 13. Chapter 7. Modern approach to rib fixation: surgical techniques - p. 103 14. Chapter 8. Postoperative complications - p. 123 15. Chapter 9. Rib malunion - p. 137 16. Chapter 10. Slipping rib syndrome - p. 153 17. Chapter 11. Role of VATS in nonpenetrating chest trauma - p. 169 18. Chapter 12. Hydropneumothorax: why, when, how - p. 181 19. Chapter 13. Sternal fracture - p. 203 20. Chapter 14. VATS for delayed hemothorax - p. 213 21. Chapter 15. Chest drains: which, where, when - p. 233 22. Chapter 16. Chest tube placement: options and guidelines - p. 245 23. Chapter 17. Diaphragmatic rupture and herniation following blunt trauma: minimally invasive versus open approach - p. 257 24. Chapter 18. Traumatic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade - p. 283 25. Chapter 19. Airway and esophageal injuries - p. 293 26. Index - p. 307
