Plastic Surgery Emergencies
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Plastic Surgery Emergencies

Principles and Techniques

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Plastic Surgery Emergencies

Principles and Techniques

About this book

Plastic Surgery Emergencies presents a concise guide to the principles and procedures for rapidly evaluating and treating acute care problems in the emergency room setting or during on-call consultations. Using succinct descriptions and easily accessible bullet-points, the book instructs the reader in the protocols for a range of common and uncommon problems, from simple suture repair of lacerations to managing facial trauma to treating compartment syndrome of the upper extremity. Features:

  • Easy-to-follow diagrams demonstrating key procedures
  • Full-color photographs for rapid diagnosis
  • Comprehensive discussion of common pharmacotherapy
  • Concise review of specific anatomy to aid rapid identification of injuries
  • Descriptions of the various types and uses of different sutures and the techniques for suturing complex wounds
  • Instructions for performing regional blocks of the face and hand
  • Guidelines for the assessment and treatment of simple burn wounds, severely burned patients, and patients with bites and stings
  • Recommendations for managing postoperative and free flap complications
  • Extensive discussion of how to address soft tissue and traumatic hand injuries, with detailed descriptions of upper extremity splinting techniques
  • This handy, pocket manual is an indispensable resource for clinicians, residents, and trainees in plastic surgery. It is also ideal for all emergency room personnel, including ER physicians, physicians' assistants, and nurse practitioners, as well as family practice physicians.

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Yes, you can access Plastic Surgery Emergencies by Jamal M. Bullocks, Patrick W. Hsu, Shayan A. Izaddoost in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Plastic & Cosmetic Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Thieme
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781588906700
eBook ISBN
9781588906724

Table of contents

  1. Plastic Surgery Emergencies: Principles and Techniques
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. 1 Wound Management
  9. 2 Anesthesia and Wound Closure
  10. 3 Pressure Sores
  11. 4 Bite Wounds
  12. 5 Burns and Frostbite
  13. 6 The Traumatized Face
  14. 7 Facial Lacerations
  15. 8 Orbit and Zygoma Fractures
  16. 9 Nasal and Nasal-Orbital-Ethmoid (NOE) Fractures
  17. 10 Frontal Sinus Fractures
  18. 11 Mandibular Fractures
  19. 12 Examination of Hand Injuries
  20. 13 Anesthesia and Splintingof the Hand and Wrist
  21. 14 Hand and Wrist Fracturesand Dislocations
  22. 15 Hand Infections and Injection Injuries
  23. 16 Hand and Forearm Tendon Injuries
  24. 17 Hand Vascular Injuriesand Digit Amputations
  25. 18 Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injuries
  26. 19 Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome
  27. 20 Postoperative Evaluation of Free Flap Reconstructions
  28. 21 The Postoperative Aesthetic Patient
  29. Index