This volume is a how-to guide to treating thoracic trauma and emergencies for acute care surgeons. It highlights the diagnosis and management of thoracic disease and injuries, and each chapter includes algorithms that lead readers through the process of identifying and treating many common and some uncommon thoracic pathologies. The international team of authors provides readers with a unique and diverse approach to the operative and non-operative challenges encountered by ACS surgeons. The large number of figures offers readers insights into what they can expect to see when caring for these patients. The editors understand that the management of adults and children differ and have included a specific chapter on pediatrics. Given the broad audience and diverse settings in which the text can be used, the authors also provide details of care in limited-resource environments. The volume is a valuable tool for professionals interested in thoracic surgery and acute care surgery.
Low Resource Environments.- Section
1. Acute Surgery Thoracic Emergencies.- Esophageal Rupture.- Incarcerated Hiatal Hernia.- Pulmonary Embolism.- Empyema and Effusions.- Pericarditis and Effusions.- Necrotizing Lung Infections.- Lung Mass.- Chylothorax.- Section
2. Trauma.- Rib Fractures/Chest Wall.- Pneumothorax and Hemothorax.- Pulmonary Contusions and ARDS.- Tracheal and Bronchial Injury.- Lung Injury.- Cardiac Injury.- Aortic Injury.- Thoracic Vascular Trauma.- Diaphragm.- Section
3. Special Considerations.- Acute Care Pediatric Thoracic Surgical Conditions.- Surgical Consideration of Bacteria, Fungi and Parasites.- Travel and Transport.
Joseph Galante is the Division Chief of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery; Trauma Medical Director; Medical Director for Perioperative Services. He joined the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Davis as a faculty member in 2008. He is board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He leads the Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center at UC Davis which serves all of Northern California.
Raul Coimbra is an internationally recognized trauma surgeon who specializes in critical care and acute surgery. He is Chief Surgeon at the Riverside University Health System Medical Center, California. He was the Surgeon-in-Chief at UC San Diego Medical Center and director of the Level 1 Trauma Center. Dr. Coimbra has played a significant role in building the regions first Level-1 Trauma Center into one of the top programs in the nation and a model for trauma centers around the world. Dr. Coimbra is the Executive Director for the WorldCoalition for Trauma Care and Chair of the Data and Trauma Registry Committee of the Division of Injury of the World Health Organization (WHO).
