Pages i-xiv

Resuscitation

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-1

    

1. Difficult Decisions in Trauma: Is ABC the Right Mantra?

   John M. Ruggero, Matthew J. Martin

   Pages 3-11

2. Difficult Decisions in Trauma Surgery: What Is the Clinical Impact of Whole Blood as Compared to Component Therapy in Civilian Trauma?

   Lane L. Frasier, Andrew J. Benjamin, C. William Schwab, Jeremy W. Cannon

   Pages 13-23

3. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Trauma

   Robel Beyene, Oscar Guillamondegui

   Pages 25-33

4. Futility of Care in Hemorrhagic Shock: When Prolonging the Massive Transfusion Protocol Is of No Benefit

   Rafael Tolentino, Timothy J. Holleran, Laura S. Johnson

   Pages 35-44

5. Is it Time for REBOA to be Considered as an Equivalent to Resuscitative Thoracotomy?

   Tanya Anand, Samer Asmar, Bellal Joseph

   Pages 45-58

Wound Management

1. Front Matter

   Pages 59-59

    

1. In Patients with Traumatic Extremity Wounds Is Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Superior as Compared to Standard Dressing Changes?

   Brett M. Tracy, Deepika Koganti, Christopher J. Dente

   Pages 61-71

2. Enterocutaneous Fistula Management in Trauma

   Alexa P. Soult, Andrew J. Dennis

   Pages 73-81

Antimicrobial Management

1. Front Matter

   Pages 83-83

    

1. Does Prophylactic Antibiotics for Emergent Tube Thoracostomy Decrease Rates of Infection?

   Andy C. Lee, Maria Lucia L. Madariaga

   Pages 85-97

2. Antibiotics Prophylaxis after Penetrating Colon Injuries

   Ahmad Zeineddin, Mallory Williams

   Pages 99-103

3. Antibiotic Regimen in Treating Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections

   Melissa Linskey Dougherty, Scott B. Armen

   Pages 105-116

4. Is Vaccine Prophylaxis Necessary for Patients Undergoing Splenic Embolization?

   Mary Kate Johnson, Natasha N. Pettit

   Pages 117-123

Trauma Imaging

1. Front Matter

   Pages 125-125

The Trauma Pan-Scan: Who Benefits from Immediate Whole-Body Imaging?

Lea Hoefer, Jennifer Cone

Pages 127-138

Nonselective Arterial Embolization for Pelvic Fractures

David Graan, Zsolt J. Balogh

Pages 139-153

Clinical Clearance of the Cervical Spine in the Presence of a Distracting Injury

Caleb Van Essen, Edward Hagen, Brian Williams

Pages 155-161

MRI Clearance for the Cervical Spine

Marc de Moya, Amy Elizabeth Murphy

Pages 163-169

Traumatic Brain Injury

Pages 171-171

1. ECMO Safety in the Setting of Traumatic Brain Injury

   Brandon Masi Parker, Jay Menaker, Deborah M. Stein

   Pages 173-180

2. Can Abdominal Decompression Improve Refractory Intracranial Hypertension?

   Mira Ghneim, Thomas M. Scalea

   Pages 181-188

3. Is There an Optimal Screening Tool to Best Diagnose and Treat Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI)?

   Paramita Das

   Pages 189-196

Abdominal Trauma

1. Front Matter

   Pages 197-197

    

1. Does Specific Sequencing of Operative Interventions in Thoracoabdominal Trauma Improve Outcomes?

   W. Ian McKinley, Priya S. Prakash

   Pages 199-206

2. Selective Non-operative Management for Abdominal Gunshot Wounds

   Lindsey Karavites, Kenji Inaba

   Pages 207-218

3. What Is the Optimal Management of Traumatic Duodenal Injury?

   Jonathan Kent, Peter Bendix

   Pages 219-226

4. Timing of Ostomy Reversal in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

   Ryan P. Dumas, Matthew J. Martin

   Pages 227-238

Thoracic Trauma

1. Front Matter

   Pages 239-239

    

1. Resuscitative Thoracotomy

   Amy V. Gore, Clay Cothren Burlew, Ernest E. Moore

   Pages 241-249

2. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients with Traumatic Injury and Respiratory Failure

   John W. Stokes, Whitney D. Gannon, Matthew Bacchetta, Mauer Biscotti III

   Pages 251-266

3. Is There a Gold Standard for Screening Blunt Cardiac Injury?

   Andrew J. Benjamin, Selwyn O. Rogers

   Pages 267-279

4. Optimal Chest Tube Size for Hemothorax Evacuation

   Asanthi Ratnasekera, Paula Ferrada

   Pages 281-286

5. Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) for Post-traumatic Retained Hemothorax

   Fletcher K. J. Evans, David C. Evans

   Pages 287-295

6. Rib Plating in the Acute Trauma Setting

   James Dahm, Jason Strelzow

   Pages 297-307

7. Does Thoracic Irrigation at the Time of Chest Tube Placement Decrease the Incidence of a Retained Hemothorax?

   Elliot S. Bishop, Louis R. Pizano

   Pages 309-314

8. The Timing of VATS for a Retained Hemothorax

   Kaitlin A. Ritter, Jamie Coleman, Mitchell Cohen

   Pages 315-322

Ethics

1. Front Matter

   Pages 323-323

    

Donation After Cardiac Death in the Emergency Department

Lisa M. Kodadek, Allan B. Peetz, Peter Angelos

Pages 325-338

Ethics

1. Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Organ Donation

   Mark Seamon, Jane Keating

   Pages 339-347

2. Resilience Training for the Trauma Surgeon

   Ava Ferguson Bryan, Kyra Nicholson, Tanya L. Zakrison

   Pages 349-365

3. Youth Violence Prevention: Violence Recovery Programs

   Omar K. Danner, Richard Sola, Caroline Butler, Klahe Butty

   Pages 367-378

Peripheral Vascular Trauma

1. Front Matter

   Pages 379-379

    

1. Are Temporary Vascular Shunts (TVS) Effective Damage Control Adjuncts for Limb Salvage?

   David Hampton, Kenneth Wilson

   Pages 381-390

2. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach Limb Salvage for the Mangled Extremity

   Valentin Neuhaus, Hans-Christoph Pape

   Pages 391-420

Pediatric Trauma

1. Front Matter

   Pages 421-421

    

1. The Use of FAST in the Pediatric Trauma Setting

   Minna C. Wieck, Nikunj K. Chokshi, Grace Z. Mak

   Pages 423-430

2. Selective Nonoperative Management of Children with Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

   Juan E. Sola, Henri R. Ford

   Pages 431-439

3. Are Outcomes Equivalent for Injured Children Treated at Pediatric Versus Adult Trauma Centers, and What Are the Implications with Respect to the Design of Optimal Trauma Systems?

   Mark B. Slidell

   Pages 441-449

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