UID:
almahu_9947936543302882
Format:
XI, 127 p. 16 illus., 9 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
ISBN:
9789811306921
Content:
This book covers the epidemiology, mechanism, risk, various types of injuries, and practical approaches to treating children who have sustained blunt abdominal trauma. It includes dedicated chapters on each key aspect of pediatric blunt abdominal injuries, and explains in detail primary resuscitation and ancillary care for pediatric abdominal trauma. A separate chapter on imaging and interventional imaging helps pediatric caregivers select the right modality in the management of these patients. In addition, the book covers the management of hollow viscus injury and solid organ injury following blunt abdominal trauma. The content is supplemented with detailed flowcharts wherever required to help familiarize readers with the indications and to assist them in surgical decision-making. The book offers a valuable guide for practicing pediatric surgeons, residents in pediatric surgery and trauma surgeons, as well as for general surgeons, general surgery residents, practicing pediatricians and general physicians.
Note:
Section I: Abdominal trauma in children -- Introduction and epidemiology of abdominal trauma in children -- Injury and risk of abdominal trauma in children -- Prevention and control of abdominal trauma in children -- Post-traumatic stress disorder in children -- Section II: Primary resuscitation and ancillary care in pediatric abdominal trauma -- Pre-hospital and trauma care in children with abdominal trauma -- Assessment of a child with abdominal trauma -- Imaging in pediatric abdominal trauma -- Interventional imaging in pediatric abdominal trauma -- Anesthetic and critical considerations in children with abdominal trauma -- Section III: Specific organ injuries in children -- Pediatric solid organ injuries: evaluation and treatment -- Genitourinary injuries in children: diagnosis and management aspects -- Bowel injuries in children: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges -- Traumatic abdominal wall injuries in children -- Other abdominal injuries in children.
In:
Springer eBooks
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9789811306914
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-13-0692-1
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0692-1
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