| Key Features |
1.Comprehensively Covers the assessment, monitoring, airway management, and anesthesia of the trauma patient. 2.Strong emphasis on the area of regional anesthesia/peripheral nerve blocks for anesthetizing the ?fractures? patient. 3.All subspecialty trauma covered in detail(pulmonary, cardiac, CNS, etc.) 4.Not just a primary anesthesia book. Covers alot of key information on postoperative analgesi and long- term chronic pain management. 5.Very technique oriented, with specific guidelines for nerve blocks and endotracheal tube placement and management throughout. and skin grafting included 6.Most modern approach in literature?Full of evidence-based algorithms and guidelines recently codified by the International Congress of Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care. 7.Basics covered in great detail as well, with specific information on the best choice of anesthetic agents. 8.Not just coverage on the typical ?adult population.? Contains three chapters on the management of the geriatric, pediatric, and pregnant patient. 9. Clinically accessible?Many tables and management boxes. |
| Table of Contents |
Trauma Anesthesia 1. Organization of the trauma anesthesia service 2. Basics of Advanced Trauma Life Support 3. Prioritization of surgical cases 4. Principles of anesthesia for surgical emergencies 5. Airway management 6. Resuscitation from shock 7. Neurotrauma 8. Facial trauma 9. Cardiac trauma and assessment 10. Pulmonary management 11. Orthopedic trauma 12. Plastic surgery for trauma 13. Burns and carbon monoxide poisoning 14. Acute pain management 15. Chronic pain management 16. Trauma during pregnancy 17. Pediatric trauma 18. Geriatric trauma 19. Regional anesthesia for trauma patients 20. Human factors in trauma anesthesia 21. Legal issues in trauma and emergency anesthesia |
