Ventilation in the Trauma Patient: A Practical Approach
RSBI PSV >80 Increase 2–4 cmH2O 60–80 Maintain <60 Increase 2–4 cmH2O 13.4.3 Paralysis If the patient has a P/F ratio of <100 and oxygenation is marginal, paralysis and sedation…
General Surgery
Intensive Care: Principles and Therapy
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_12 12. Intensive Care: Principles and Therapy Zachary M. Bauman1 and Terence O’Keeffe1 (1) Division of Trauma/Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, University of Arizona, 1501 N…
Fluids, Blood Substitutes, and New Tools
Fig. 10.1 Body fluid compartments. Distribution of total body water 10.1.2 Response to Acute Hemorrhage Each of these fluid volumes, the plasma, the interstitial, and the intracellular, is in equilibrium;…
Prehospital Care of Penetrating Trauma
Size (SWG) 48 mm length Standard flow (ml/min) Model flow (ml/min) 20 59 49 18 103 92 16 224 184 14 290 209 Adapted from McPherson et al. [31] Some…
BLS Versus ALS
Spinal immobilization BLS, ALS Takes a few minutes Hemorrhage control BLS, ALS Mostly for extremity control. Tourniquets and bleeding control bandages Airway control (not intubation) BLS, ALS Not complete control,…
Damage Control Resuscitation in Penetrating Trauma: Rules of the Game
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_3 3. Damage Control Resuscitation in Penetrating Trauma: Rules of the Game Hee Soo Jung1, Ryan Schmocker1 and Suresh Agarwal2 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin…
Prehospital Monitoring During Transport
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_6 6. Prehospital Monitoring During Transport Kazuhide Matsushima1 and Heidi Frankel1 (1) Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Southern California, 2015 Marengo Street, Inpatient…
Prehospital Care and Transport
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017George C. Velmahos, Elias Degiannis and Dietrich Doll (eds.)Penetrating Trauma10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_5 5. Prehospital Care and Transport Michael A. Frakes1 , Vahe Ender1 and Suzanne K. Wedel1 (1) Boston Med Flight, Robins Street, Hangar 1727, Bedford, MA 01730, USA …
The Technique of Inverse Abdominoplasty
Fig. 5.1 (a–f) Preoperative pictures are taken usually in six cardinal views. If a complementary liposuction is going to be performed, a posterior view is added. All pictures include the…
Inverse Mini-abdominoplasty
Class Visceral fat Skin elasticity Musculofascial tonus Treatment Class I −+ Good Good Liposuction Class II −+ Good Moderate Endoscopic abdominoplasty Class III −+ Average Moderate Mini-abdominoplasty Class IV −+…
