Endpoints of Resuscitation
Given the above equation and the need to reverse anaerobic metabolism the two common areas of monitoring to determine the endpoints of resuscitation involve the macrocirculation using haemodynamics and the…
Penetrating Injury Prevention
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_81 81. Penetrating Injury Prevention Devon S. Callahan1 and David S. Plurad1 (1) Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medial Center, 1000 W. Carson Street, Box 42, Torrance, CA 90502,…
Rehabilitation
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_79 79. Rehabilitation Amy H. Phelan1 (1) Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA Amy H. Phelan…
The Impact of Trauma on the Psyche
Days 1 and 2 20–30 mg qds Days 3 and 4 15 mg qds Day 5 10 mg qds Day 6 10 mg bd Day 7 10 mg nocte Naltrexone…
Anticoagulation in Penetrating Trauma
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_75 75. Anticoagulation in Penetrating Trauma David R. King1 (1) Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital,…
The Pregnant Patient
Parameter Alteration Amount Heart rate (beats/min) ↑a By 10–15 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) ↓b By 5–15 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) ↓ By 10–20 Central venous pressure (mmHg) ↓ Up to…
Femoral Vessels
Fig. 66.1 If the injury is high in the groin, exercise little hesitation to dividing the inguinal ligament with scissors in order to expose the very distal external iliac vessels…
Peripheral Arterial Injuries from Penetrating Trauma
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_64 64. Peripheral Arterial Injuries from Penetrating Trauma Matthew J. Martin1 and Ali Salim2 (1) Trauma Service, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, 2801 North Gantenbein, Portland, OR 97227,…
Extremity Fractures
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_60 60. Extremity Fractures Jeffrey Ustin1 (1) Division of Trauma, Burns and Critical Care, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western, Reserve University, 2500 MetroHealth Dr,…
Introduction to Orthopedic Injuries
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_59 59. Introduction to Orthopedic Injuries Thomas Scalea1 (1) R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA Thomas Scalea…
