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Trauma (Trauma (Moore))
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.1
EAN: 9780071469128
Edition: 6
ISBN: 0071469125
Label: McGraw-Hill Professional
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1456
Publication Date: December 29, 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Studio: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Editorial Review: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
- The general surgeon's most trusted clinical companion-with expert, high-yield guidance on the standard treatments and modes of management of traumatic injuries
- Encyclopedic coverage of all clinical issues related to trauma, from pre-hospital care, initial assessment, and airway control, to ensuring optimal trauma outcomes
- Indications and techniques of thoracotomy and laparotomy
- Specialized chapters on alcohol and drug-related trauma, pediatric trauma, geriatric trauma, and trauma related to domestic and gang violence
- Commentaries on each chapter from experts in the field
- NEW! Additional management algorithms that guide you through the proper diagnosis and management of the trauma patient
- NEW! 2-color design that makes the content even more easy to navigate
- NEW! Brand-new chapters including “Acute Care Surgery,” “Gastrointestinal Failure,” “Military Trauma,” and “Weapons of Mass Destruction”
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Classic text
Have read last two editions they keep getting better but unlike other texts that get morte in depth with each edition, this book is pretty superficial which is great for a resident but wears thin as an attending.
Rating:  - Trauma Bible
I am not a trauma specialist, but reading many chapters of this book has helped me understand a lot of the principles of this complex aspect of medicine.
The book is very up-to-date and I have never heard a trauma car-giver make bad comments about it. All 3 trauma attendings I have worked with have recommended this book.
For a surgery resident that does trauma rotation, I think this might be too much. Pubmed instead would be more value-for-time, but if you want to study ... Read More
Rating: - The standard
This textbook should be the standard for any surgeon taking care of trauma patients. Some of the graphics are poorly reproduced and dated, but the information is current and well presented.
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