Penetrating Trauma (eBook)

A Practical Guide on Operative Technique and Peri-Operative Management

Elias Degiannis, Dietrich Doll, George C. Velmahos (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 3. Auflage
797 Seiten
Springer-Verlag
978-3-031-47006-6 (ISBN)

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This is the third, fully revised edition of a well received book that provides clear practical guidance on all aspects of the penetrating trauma surgical treatment. It aims at fostering  the type of strategic thinking that can save patients' lives. The coverage encompasses prehospital care and operative management in penetrating injuries to various body regions and specific organs.  Tips, tricks and technical pearls are highlighted by experienced doctors and each chapter includes a list of the most important points to observe. This third edition of Penetrating Trauma has been extensively revised and updated - with inclusion of some entirely new chapters - to take into account the most recent trends in resuscitation, diagnostics, and treatment. It will be an ideal resource for all physicians managing penetrating trauma.

Elias Degiannis, MD, PhD, FRCS (Glasg.), FCS (SA), FACS, Sub-specialty Trauma Surgery (SA)
Elias Degiannis is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Surgery of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.  He was the Head of the Trauma Directorate at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and Academic Head of the Division of Trauma of the University of the Witwatersrand. He developed several international 'Hands-on' Fellowships for overseas surgeons who wanted to expand their experience in Trauma. He has Honorary Memberships / Fellowships of the Hellenic Trauma Society, the Brazilian College of Surgeons, the Association of Surgeons of Spain, the German Society for Surgery, the Finnish Trauma Society, the Austrian Society for Surgery, the German Trauma Society. He has been awarded the Silver and the Golden Cross of Honour of the German Armed Forces.

Dietrich Doll, MD, PhD (med.), PhD (theol.), Surgeon, Visceral Surgeon, FACS
Dietrich Doll is a Professor of Surgery and Director of ATLS, DSTC Director & International Faculty; Disaster & Mass Casualty Medicine, Hyperbaric & Diving medicine. He is currently is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a Professor of Surgery at the University of Saarland, Medical School, Visiting Professor at Harvard University, Honorary member of the Hellenic Trauma Society, and Head of the Procto-Surgery Department at St. Mary's Hospital Vechta. He is the founder and CEO of the Vechta Research Institute since 2013. Professor Doll was a Honorary Senior Consultant & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, , South Africa.

George C. Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd, FACS, FCCM, FRCS (Ed.), FCRPS (Glasg.), MCCM 
George C. Velmahos is the John F Burke Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Chief of the Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Critical Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He is also a member and officer in numerous American and International surgical societies. He is the founder of the MGH Trauma Research Center, has authored over 600 peer-review publications, and directs the annual Harvard Trauma Symposium. He is an Honorary Professor in multiple Universities around the world.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• ISBN-10: 3-031-47006-0 / 3031470060
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-47006-6 / 9783031470066