Injuries are estimated to become the number one cause of death for men and women under the age of 45 by the year 2020. Trauma patients present unique challenges to anesthesiologists. Acute injuries require resource intensive care and are often complex cases especially when coupled with underlying, pre-existing medical conditions. Anesthesiologists are involved with trauma patients beginning with airway and shock resuscitation, continuing with intra-operative care during surgery, and extending on to pain management and critical care post-operatively. This reference focuses on a broad spectrum of traumatic injuries and the procedures anesthesiologists perform to adequately care for trauma patients perioperatively, surgically, and post-operatively. Special emphasis is given to the assessment and treatment of coexisting disease. Numerous tables and 300 illustrations showcasing various techniques of airway management, shock resuscitation, echocardiography and use of ultrasound for the performance of regional anesthesia in trauma, provide an invaluable reference for the anesthesiologist.

• End of chapter review will allow readers to monitor their understanding of material
• New information on pathophysiology and clinical care
• Over 200 illustrations outlining assessment and treatment of coexisting disease

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William C. Wilson, Richard P. Dutton, Matthew A. Joy, Donn Marciniak, Kasia Petelenz-Rubin, Maxim Novikov, Charles E. Smith, John E. Forestner, Ken Johnson, Talmage D. Egan, Francois Donati, Amy McDonald, Naz Bige Aydin, Michael C. Moon, Indergit Gill, Peter Slinger, George W. Kanellakos, Colin Royse, Alistair Royse, Shalini Dhir, Sugantha Ganapathy, Heather A. Vallier, Mark D. Jenkins, R. M. Donatiello, Andrew D. Rosenberg, Paul Soeding, Peter Hebbard, Eldar Soreide, Michael Parr, Charles J. Yowler, Jessica Anne Lovich-Sapola, Ketan P. Parekh, Cecil S. Ash, Steven Roth, Timothy Moore, Maureen McCunn, John R. Fisgus, Kalpana Tvagaraj, Sohail Kamran Mahboobi, Jeffrey Silverstein, Joy Loy, Robert Cohn, Maroun Mhanna, Elie Rizkala, Dennis M. Super, Paul Barach, John Como, Kutaibba Tabbaa

Foreward

1. Trauma airway management William C. Wilson;
2. Shock management Richard P. Dutton;
3. Establishing vascular access in the trauma patient Matthew A. Joy, Donn Marciniak and Kasia Petelenz-Rubin;
4. Monitoring the trauma patient Steele, Soran, Donn Marciniak and Charles E. Smith;
5. Fluid and blood therapy in trauma Maxim Novikov and Charles E. Smith;
6. Massive transfusion protocols in trauma care John E. Forestner;
7. Blood loss: does it change my intravenous anesthetic? Ken Johnson and Talmage D. Egan;
8. Pharmacology of neuromuscular blocking agents and their reversal in trauma patients Francois Donati;
9. Abdominal trauma: surgical issues Amy McDonald;
10. Anesthesia considerations for abdominal trauma William C. Wilson;
11. Cardiac and great vessel trauma Naz Bige Aydin, Michael C. Moon and Indergit Gill;
12. Anesthesia considerations for cardiothoracic trauma Gerhardt and Gravlee;
13. Intraoperative one-lung ventilation for trauma anesthesia Peter Slinger and George W. Kanellakos;
14. Use of echocardiography and ultrasound in trauma Colin Royse and Alistair Royse;
15. Trauma and regional anesthesia Shalini Dhir and Sugantha Ganapathy;
16. Musculoskeletal trauma Heather A. Vallier and Mark D. Jenkins;
17. Anesthesia considerations for musculoskeletal trauma R. M. Donatiello, Andrew D. Rosenberg and Charles E. Smith;
18. Ultrasound procedures in trauma Paul Soeding and Peter Hebbard;
19. Hypothermia in trauma Eldar Soreide and Charles E. Smith;
20. Damage control in severe trauma Michael Parr and Buehner;
21. Burn injuries Charles J. Yowler;
22. Anesthesia for burns Jessica Anne Lovich-Sapola;
23. Oral and maxillofacial trauma Ketan P. Parekh and Cecil S. Ash;
24. Eye trauma and anesthesia Steven Roth;
25. Acute spinal cord injuries Timothy Moore;
26. Management of mechanical ventilation in critically injured patients Maureen McCunn;
27. Trauma in pregnancy John R. Fisgus, Kalpana Tvagaraj and Sohail Kamran Mahboobi;
28. Trauma in the elderly Jeffrey Silverstein;
29. Pediatric trauma anesthesia Joy Loy;
30. Intensive care unit management of pediatric brain injury Robert Cohn, Maroun Mhanna, Elie Rizkala and Dennis M. Super;
31. Field anesthesia and military injury Mahoney and McFarland;
32. Teams, team training and the role of simulation in trauma Paul Barach;
33. Trauma systems, triage and transfer John Como;
34. Post-trauma chronic pain Kutaibba Tabbaa.