Chest Blunt Trauma

Chest Blunt Trauma: A Modern Approach to a Multidisciplinary Disease provides novel treatment ideas for cardiothoracic injuries. It interweaves knowledge of new surgical techniques, better understanding of patho-physiologic effects of injuries, and enhanced intensive care methods to create a holistic strategy of patient support. This text is a welcome addition for any clinician or researcher seeking refreshed information on management of trauma to the chest wall. While non-operative treatment has long been the standard of care, the book discusses the vast improvements in understanding how to treat cardiothoracic injuries. Innovative surgical techniques, instruments, post-operative care, and the multisystemic nature of this illness. Chest Blunt Trauma: A Modern Approach to a Multidisciplinary Disease offers an important reference for healthcare professionals across a wide range of medical specialties. Presents a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chest blunt traumaDiscusses modern cardiothoracic surgical innovations to improve patient outcomesHelps clinicians better understand the patho-physiologic effects of severe injuries, and provide enhanced aid to intensive care patients