Thoracic surgery for the acute care surgeon

Thoracic surgery for the acute care surgeon / Joseph M. Galante, Raul Coimbra, editors.

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 comm...

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Other Authors: Galante, Joseph M. (Editor), Coimbra, Raul, 1962- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Series:Hot topics in acute care surgery and trauma.
Subjects:
Chest > Wounds and injuries.
Chest > Surgery.
Emergency medicine.
Chest > Surgery
Chest > Wounds and injuries
Emergency medicine
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Low-Resource Environments
  • Epidemiology and Global Disparities
  • Diagnosis
  • History
  • Physical Exam
  • Labs
  • Imaging
  • Chest Radiography
  • Ultrasound
  • Pulmonary Exam
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Edema/Consolidation
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Cardiac Function
  • Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (eFAST)
  • Computed Tomography
  • Diagnostic Modality Pitfalls
  • Management
  • Pain
  • Anesthesia
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Tube Thoracostomy
  • Indications
  • Procedure
  • Management
  • Pitfalls and Challenges
  • Thoracotomy
  • Indications
  • Procedure
  • Management
  • Pitfalls and Challenges
  • Pericardial Drainage and Pericardiectomy
  • Indications
  • Procedure
  • Management
  • Pitfalls and Challenges
  • Tracheostomy and Cricothyroidotomy
  • Indications
  • Procedure
  • Management
  • Pitfalls and Challenges
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part I: Acute Surgery Thoracic Emergencies
  • Esophageal Rupture
  • Introduction
  • Etiology
  • Presentation
  • Diagnosis
  • Physical Examination
  • Imaging
  • Plain Radiographs
  • Contrasted Esophagography
  • Computerized Tomography
  • Endoscopy
  • Thoracentesis
  • Management
  • Initial Management
  • Nonoperative and Hybrid Approaches to Management
  • Endoscopic Management
  • Endoscopic Stenting
  • Endoscopic Clipping and Suturing
  • Endoscopic VAC
  • Operative Management
  • Surgical Approach
  • Management of Intrathoracic Esophageal Rupture
  • Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
  • Thoracotomy
  • Primary Repair
  • Buttressed Repair with Autologous Tissue
  • Exclusion
  • Resection
  • Postoperative Management
  • Sepsis
  • Nutrition
  • Drains and Wound Care
  • Stent Migration
  • Complications and Outcomes
  • Leak
  • Stricture/Stenosis
  • Mortality
  • Conclusions
  • Cardiac/Hemodynamic Evaluation
  • Troponin
  • Natriuretic Peptides
  • Electrocardiogram
  • CT
  • ECHO
  • Prognostication
  • Management
  • Medical Therapy
  • Anticoagulation
  • Thrombolysis
  • Inhaled Nitric Oxide
  • Catheter-Directed Therapy
  • Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis
  • Catheter-Directed Embolectomy
  • Surgery
  • Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
  • Prevention
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Empyema and Effusions
  • Pleural Empyema
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology and Pathogenesis
  • Diagnosis
  • Classification
  • Treatment
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Introduction
  • Plural Space Physiology

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