Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care: Incorporating Definitive Anaesthetic Trauma Care

Developed for the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC), the Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care, 6e, is ideal for training all surgeons and anaesthetists who manage trauma on an infrequent basis.

The Manual is updated every 4 years and reflects the most recent developments in patient management based on new evidence-based information. Its focus is on the importance of the multidisciplinary care of the trauma surgical patient. This sixth edition has evolved, and the all-important section on the Non-Technical Skills which are required has been expanded. A significant number of the original guidelines in trauma have been archived, as they are no longer pertinent or have been superseded. The increasing (and occasionally harmful) role of non-operative management (NOM) has been recognized. The ‘Military Environments’ and ‘Austere Environments’ chapters have been substantially revised to reflect current multinational combat experience, and broadened to reflect modern asymmetrical conflicts and the increased need for humanitarian intervention including military peacekeeping in which only one side wears a uniform. Military weapons are used in major cities against the civilia

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

CRC Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Bolford, Kenneth D.; White, Jonathan

ISBN:

978-1-03-219204-8

Specialty:

• Surgery

Language:

English

Edition:

6th

Pages:

574

Publication Year:

2024

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