Damage Control Management in the Polytrauma Patient
Damage control surgery was developed as a management technique for severely injured patients whose immune systems are too weak to mount an adequate response to multiple extended procedures. The common goal of treating life-threatening conditions first, th
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Hans-Christoph Pape Andrew B. Peitzman C. William Schwab Peter V. Giannoudis ●
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Damage Control Management in the Polytrauma Patient Forewords by Roy Sanders, MD Donald D. Trunkey, MD
Editors Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopedic Surgery Pittsburgh, PA USA
Andrew B. Peitzman, MD Mark M. Ravitch Professor Executive Vice-Chairman Department of Surgery University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA USA
C. William Schwab, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Department of Surgery Philadelphia, PA USA Peter V. Giannoudis, BSc, MB, MD, EEC(ortho) Professor University of Leeds Leeds General Infirmary University Hospital Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom
ISBN 978-0-387-89507-9 e-ISBN 978-0-387-89508-6 DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-89508-6 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2009933462 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To those who put themselves in harm’s way in their mission to provide care for the injured, to all the physicians and nurses who place the saving of life as the ultimate reason to be, and to all the patients who have taught us how to save lives. Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, FACS Andrew B. Peitzman, MD C. William Schwab, MD, FACS Peter V. Giannoudis, BSc, MB, MD, EEC(ortho) To my parents, Klaus and Marie Luise, who enabled and inspired me to pursue a career in medicine, and to my wife, Claudia, and my children, Julia and Eva, who supported me throughout. Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, FACS To my partners and housestaff, who teach us; to our families, who provide our strength. Andrew B. Peitzman, MD To my fellows, faculty, and partners, who have selflessly labored to care for the injured, expand knowledge, and share experience as we advanced the concepts of Damage Control. C. William Schwab, MD, FACS To my wife, Rania, and my children, Marilena and Vasilis. Their love, understanding, and ongoing support throughout my career have been vital sources of energy, creativity, and commitment to education. Peter V. Giannoudis, BSc, MB, MD, EEC(ortho)
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