Overview
- Is a “how-to manual” on thoracic emergencies for acute care surgeons.
- Focuses on the diagnosis and management (operative and non-operative) of thoracic injuries and disease
- Highlights limited-resource environments and pediatrics
Part of the book series: Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma (HTACST)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Trauma
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Special Considerations
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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 region’s 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).Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thoracic Surgery for the Acute Care Surgeon
Editors: Joseph M. Galante, Raul Coimbra
Series Title: Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48493-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48492-7Published: 25 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48495-8Published: 26 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48493-4Published: 24 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2520-8284
Series E-ISSN: 2520-8292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 318
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Thoracic Surgery, Traumatic Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Surgery