Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma

As surgical specialization becomes more focused, there is a growing lack of expertise amongst surgeons in life-preserving management of severely injured patients. This comprehensively updated second edition provides an in-depth, visual guide to both commonly and uncommonly performed trauma procedures. It includes over 900 high-quality color photographs and illustrations of step-by-step procedures on fresh, perfused and ventilated cadavers. Practical surgical anatomy, procedural sequencing, and common technical pitfalls are all clearly outlined. A number of new techniques have been introduced since the first edition, from REBOA, to ribplating for flail chest and skin grafting. Informed by the editors' experience in some of the busiest trauma centres in the world, the text has been updated throughout and includes additional photographs. This Atlas is an essential resource for trainee and operating trauma surgeons, general surgeons distant from academic centres, as well as emergency medicine and critical care personnel.

    A comprehensive update to the award-winning Atlas of surgical trauma procedures, including new techniques, additional photographs and updated text throughout
    Hundreds of color photographs of dissections and procedures on fresh, perfused cadavers provide trainee and operating surgeons with an accessible, visual guide
    Provide detailed step-by-step coverage of procedures which helps surgeons to avoid technical pitfalls

Table of Contents

Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgements
Dedications
Part I. The Trauma Operating Room:
1. Trauma operating room Brian Mecklenburg, Lisa L. Schlitzkus and Kenji Inaba
Part II. Resuscitative Procedures in the Emergency Room:
2. Cricothyrodotomy Paul Wisniewski and Travis Polk
3. Thoracostomy tube insertion Demetrios Demetriades and Caroline Park
4. Emergency room resuscitative thoracotomy Demetrios Demetriades and James Bardes
Part III. Head:
5. Intracranial pressure monitors Meghan Lewis and Peter Gruen
6. Evacuation acute epidural and subdural hematomas Gabriel Zada and Kazuhide Matsushima
Part IV. Neck:
7. Neck operations for trauma: general principles Kenji Inaba and James Bardes
8. Carotid and internal jugular vein Edward Kwon and George Velmahos
9. Subclavian vessels Demetrios Demetriades and Jennifer Smith
10. Axillary vessels Demetrios Demetriades and Emilie Joos
11. Vertebral artery Demetrios Demetriades and Morgan Schellenberg
12. Larynx and trachea Elizabeth Benjamin and Kenji Inaba
13. Cervical esophagus Elizabeth Benjamin and Kenji Inaba
Part V. Chest:
14. General principles of chest trauma operations Demetrios Demetriades and Matthew Forrester
15. Heart Demetrios Demetriades and Zachary Warriner
16. Mediastinal vessels Demetrios Demetriades, Vince Chong and George Velmahos
17. Lungs Demetrios Demetriades and Jennifer Smith
18. Thoracic esophagus Anthony Kim and Caroline Park
19. Diaphragm Lydia Lam and Caroline Park
20. Surgical fixation of rib fractures Travis Polk and Paul Wisniewski
21. Video-assisted thoracoscopic evacuation of retained hemothorax Aaron Strumwasser and Mathew Forrestiere
Part VI. Abdomen:
22. General principles of abdominal operations for trauma Damon Clarke and Zachary Warriner
23. Damage control surgery Demetrios Demetriades and Mark Kaplan
24. Resuscitative endovascular occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) Elizabeth Benjamin and Kazuhide Matsushima
25. Gastrointestinal tract Kenji Inaba, Morgan Schellenberg and Lisa Schlitzkus
26. Duodenum Elizabeth Benjamin, Edward Kwon and Demetrios Demetriades
27. Liver and biliary tract Kenji Inaba and Zachary Warriner
28. Spleen Demetrios Demetriades and Mathew D. Tadlock
29. Pancreas Demetrios Demetriades, Emily Joos and George Velmahos
30. Genito urinary tract Leo Doumanian, Charles Best, Jessica Keeley and Steve Varga
31. Abdominal aorta and splachnic vessels Pedro Teixeira, Gregory Magee and Vincent Rowe
32. Iliac vessels Demetrios Demetriades and Kelly Vogt
33. Inferior vena cava Lydia Lam, Matthew D. Tadlock and Demetrios Demetriades
34. Emergency cesarean section Marcia Ciccone, Sigita Cahoon and Laila Muderspach
35. Emergency hysterectomy Marcia Ciccone, Laila Muderspach and Sigita Cahoon
Part VII. Pelvic Fractures and Bleeding:
36. Damage control for pelvic fracture bleeding Kazuhide Matsushima and Bryan Love
Part VIII. Upper Extremities:
37. Brachial vessels Elizabeth Benjamin and Peep Talving
38. Upper extremity fasciotomies Demetrios Demetriades
39. Upper extremity amputations Peep Talving and Jackson Lee
Part IX. Lower Extremities:
40. Femoral vessels George Velmahos and Matthew Forrestiere
41. Popliteal vessels Demetrios Demetriades and Gregory Magee
42. Harvesting of saphenous vein Aaron Strumwasser and Gregory Magee
43. Lower extremity amputations Jackson Lee, Jessica Keeley and Stephen Varga
44. Lower extremity fasciotomies Elizabeth Benjamin and James Bardes
Part X. Orthopedic Damage Control:
45. Orthopedic damage control Eric Pagenkopf, Daniel Grabo and Peter Hammer
Part XI. Soft Tissues:
46. Skin grafts Justin Gillenwater and Warren Garner
47. Negative pressure therapy for soft tissue wounds Elizabeth Benjamin and Demetrios Demetriades
48. Escharotomy in burns Justin Gillenwater and Warren Garner
49. Vascular shunts Travis Polk and Paul Wisniewski
Index.

Demetrios Demetriades is Professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California and Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Centre, Los Angeles.

Kenji Inaba is Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Surgical Critical Care program and Surgery Residency Program at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

George Velmahos is Professor of Surgery at Harvard University and Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.