BookHans-Jörg Oestern, Otmar Trentz, Selman Uranues, editors.
Summary: All European countries, including those that have recently joined the European Union or are candidates for membership, currently show a clear trend towards an increasing number of accidental injuries. This holds true for a range of injuries, including accidents among the elderly, sports injuries, and trauma due to traffic accidents. The increase in the number of injuries is accompanied by rising expectations among patients, who anticipate good functional results even after serious injuries. Despite these developments, trauma surgery is not yet established as an independent field in all European countries. Against this background, there is a clear need for a book that covers the state of the art in trauma surgery. This volume, which focuses on basics in trauma surgery is intended to help to meet this need. It will also serve to harmonize the practice of trauma surgery within the European Union and to prepare for the UEMS EBSQ trauma surgery.
Contents:
Trauma Care Systems
Prehospital Trauma Care
Trauma Scores
Response to Major Incidents and Disasters: An Important Part of Trauma Management
Polytrauma: Pathophysiology, Priorities, and Management
Anesthesia and Pain Relief in Trauma Patients
Contemporary Intensive Care Treatment for Patients with Severe Multiple Trauma
Systemic Infections and Sepsis
Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections
Soft-Tissue Trauma
Compartment Syndrome
Plastic Surgery in Trauma
Burn Injury
Thromboembolism
Muscle Injuries
Tendon Injuries
Treatment Principles of Nonunion
Osteitis
Pathologic Fractures.