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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Information

Publisher

Thieme

Year

2011

ISBN

9781588906724

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Plastic & Cosmetic Medicine

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