Current Therapy of Trauma Author:Donald D. Trunkey This expanded 4th edition offers current approaches to the management of acute trauma, as practiced by leading specialists in the field. Chapters focus on the key essentials of therapy, avoiding detailed discussion of patholohysiology, epidemiology, and other information that is not of immediate use to the busy practitioner. Each chapter offer... more »s proven, practical guidelines and the personal advice and experience of the authors.
* Covers all aspects of patient care, from pre-hospital and resuscitation, to diagnosis in the ED, to treatment of specific injuries. * Features 24 entirely new chapters, including abdominal compartment syndrome, oxidative injury and immune suppression, trauma and managed care, and trauma in special populations such as pregnant women and the elderly.« less