MANAGEMENT OF CHEST TRAUMA. A PRACTICAL GUIDE

I. Introduction
1. Centers of Excellence, Health Systems and Regionalization
2. Introduction, Definitions, and Significance of Chest Trauma
3. Initial Resuscitation of the Chest Trauma Patient

II. Chest Wall Injury
4. Acute Rib Fractures
5. The Flail Chest
6. Non-union and Costal Cartilage Injury
7. Sternal Fracture
8. Clavicle and Scapula Fractures
9. Non-surgical Aids in Fracture Healing
10. Anesthesia Considerations

III. Thoracic Organ Injury
11. Cardiac Injury
12. Aorta and Great Vessel Injury
13. Esophageal Injury
14. Tracheal and Pulmonary Injury
15. Thoraco-Abdominal and Combined Injuries

IV. Critical Care
16. Principles of ICU Resuscitation and Team-based Care
17. Coagulopathy Management and VTE Prophylaxis
18. ICU Monitoring
19. Ventilator Management
20. Respiratory Adjuncts
21. Lung Rescue and ECMO
22. Approaches to Analgesia
23. Advanced Acute Pain Management
24. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
25. Role of Advanced Practice Providers
26. Conflict Mediation

V. Disaster and Mass Casualty Events
27. Blast Injury, Blast Lung, and Pulmonary Aspiration
28. Thoracic Crush Injury after Natural and Man-made Disaster
29. Toxic Agent Exposure(s)
30. Local Facility Role in National Disaster and the Ethics of Resource Allocation

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of chest trauma. The text reviews all aspects of chest wall, intra-thoracic organ, and great vessel injury management, with each section of the book structured anatomically to explore specific treatment options. Since injury care alone is insufficient in guiding the totality of care, the text features a robust section on inpatient critical care, which includes cutting edge evidence on resuscitation, advanced monitoring, and organ system support. The book also contains a section on disaster and mass casualty events, focusing on specifics of treatment, ethics of resource allocation, and the role of specialized centers.

Written by experts in the field, Management of Chest Trauma: A Practical Guide is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat patients afflicted with injuries to the chest.

Features
• One of the few dedicated resources presenting state-of-the-art management of chest trauma injuries
• Features over 100 high-yield illustrations, photographs, and tables
• Written by nationally renowned experts in the field