Damage control management in the polytrauma patient

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Pape Hans-Christoph, 1962-
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: New York, NY
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89508-6
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxiv, 463 p.): ill. (some col.)
ISBN: 9780387895086 (electronic bk.)
0387895086 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: R64
CLC: R64
Contents: Title from title page of source document.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The damage control approach -- Epidemiology of polytrauma -- Pathogenetic changes: isolated extremity trauma and polytrauma -- Pathogenetic changes: secondary abdominal compartment syndrome -- Impact of head and chest trauma on general condition -- Patient selection: orthopedic approach in isolated injuries -- Patient selection: orthopedic approach in polytrauma -- Phase 0: damage control resuscitation in the pre-hospital and emergency department settings -- Phase 1: abbreviated surgery: general -- Phase 2: the ICU phase of damage control: managing the patient from door to door -- Phase 3: second operation repair of all injuries: general and orthopedics -- Phase 4: late reconstruction abdominal wall closure: staged management technique -- Phase 5: late reconstruction: reconstruction of posttraumatic soft tissue defects -- The role of interventional radiology -- Head injuries in polytrauma patients -- Spinal injuries in polytrauma patients -- Pelvic fractures in polytrauma patients -- Vascular injuries in polytrauma patients -- Pediatric trauma and polytrauma pediatric patients -- Damage control in elderly polytrauma patients -- Mass casualties: military and civilian -- Complications and outcomes: abdominal, general, and extremity complications -- Critical decision points in managing the open abdomen -- Functional long-term outcomes in polytrauma patients with orthopedic injuries.