Clinical Review of Vascular Trauma

This practical surgical reference for the diagnosis and management of traumatic vascular injuries is unique in that it brings together all prominent management strategies from the various surgical subspecialties, creating a unified voice on the care of the vascular trauma patient. Management of common vascular injuries is examined from a general, trauma, vascular, orthopaedic, plastics, cardiothoracic, and neurosurgical perspective by respected experts from each of these fields. Each section has been edited by specialists in the other relevant disciplines to ensure that every chapter represents an evidence-based assessment of all of the surgical subspecialties. The clear and concise text is supplemented by dozens of surgical photographs, illustrations, tables, and charts that assist in conveying complex concepts in vascular trauma management. The Clinical Review of Vascular Trauma will be essential reading for any healthcare professional involved in care of the trauma patient.

• Arterial injury management
• Bleeding management
• Hemorrhage control
• Injury
• Venous injury management
• Trauma Surgery

• Department of Surgery MSB 5.030, Center for Translational Injury Research, Houston, USA

  Anahita Dua

• Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Duke University School of Medicine, Houston, USA

  Sapan S. Desai

• Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, USA

  John B. Holcomb

• Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, USA

  Andrew R. Burgess

• Department of Surgery, John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA

  Julie Ann Freischlag

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