Operative Techniques in Trauma and Critical Care: Print + eBook with Multimedia

With an emphasis on the “hows and whys” of contemporary surgery, Operative Techniques in Trauma and Critical Care features concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and intraoperative photographs to clarify exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Drawn from the larger Operative Techniques in Surgery, Second Edition, this newly stand-alone surgical atlas, overseen by editor-in-chief Mary T. Hawn and meticulously edited by Dr. Amy J. Goldberg, focuses on the steps of each technique, rapidly directing you to the information you need to choose the right approach for each patient, perform it successfully, and achieve the best possible results.  * Provides comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on thermal injuries; infection; traumatic injury to the chest wall, pleura, and diaphragm; thoracic traumatic injuries; injury to the neck, GI and GU tracts, duodenum, pancreas, spleen, and liver; pelvic fracture and retroperitoneal hematoma; vascular injuries; trauma in pregnancy; and