Atlas of Trauma/Emergency Surgical Techniques

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Chapter 1

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Ventriculostomy

Neck Exploration

Surgical Airways: Tracheostomy and Cricothyroidotomy

Resuscitative Thoracotomy, Anterolateral and Posterolateral Thoracotomy, and Thoracotomy Decortication and Pleurodesis

Anterior Approach for Stabilization of Fractures of the Lower Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spine (T11 - L2)

Cardiac Injuries

Thoracic Vascular Exposure and Reconstruction

Tracheal Injury and Repair

Pulmonary Injuries

Subxiphoid Pericardial Window

Surgical and Operative Management of Esophageal Injuries

Abdominal Closure Techniques

Duodenal Injury Repairs

Liver Injuries: Repair Techniques

Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy

Chapter 16

Pancreatic Injury: Repair and Resection Techniques

Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration

Kidney Trauma (Parenchymal and Vascular Injuries): Repair and Nephrectomy

Bladder and Ureteral Repair

Gastroduodenal Operations for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Perforation

Incarcerated Hernia Repair-- Posterior Preperitoneal Approach

Rectal Trauma

Abdominal Vascular Injuries

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

Vascular Injuries of the Upper and Lower Extremities

Upper and Lower Extremity Fasciotomy

Upper and Lower Extremity Amputation

Bedside Placement of Inferior Vena Cava Filter

Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy-Percutaneous Approach