The most trusted, widely used guide to managing the trauma patient-now in a 2-color format with added algorithms
This definitive one-stop resource begins with an informative look at the history and epidemiology of trauma surgery, as
well as injury prevention, before moving into core topics such as trauma systems, triage, and transport, and managing
shock. It then delivers a clear, organ-by-organ overview of the treatment of traumatic injuries, from the cranium and
brain to pelvic fractures, while covering need-to-know subjects such as anesthesia and infection.
Features
Biography
David V. Feliciano, MD is Professor and Chief of the Department of Surgery, Emory
University School of Medicine, Grady Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the current President of AATS.
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Ben
Taub General Hospital, in Houston, Texas. He is a Past President of AATS.
Eugene E. Moore, MD is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, Denver Health Medical Center, in Denver, Colorado. He is a Past President of AATS.