Published in association with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), the newly updated edition of Rich's Vascular Trauma draws on civilian and military authorities from around the world to offer comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the management of vascular injury. Anatomic patterns of vascular trauma including extremity, torso and cervical injury are reviewed in detail, including the latest techniques to manage non-compressible torso hemorrhage. You'll have access to all of the current innovations across the broad spectrum of vascular trauma, presented in a well-organized fashion that allows you to quickly hone-in on the most important issues in patient care and management.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1

Background

1 The Vascular-Injury Legacy

2 Epidemiology of Vascular Injury

3 Systems of Care in the Management of Vascular Injury

4 Pathophysiology of Vascular Trauma

SECTION 2

Diagnosis and Early Management

5 Diagnosis of Vascular Injury

6 Imaging for the Evaluation and Treatment of Vascular Trauma

7 Damage Control and Immediate Resuscitation for Vascular Trauma

8 Vascular Disruption and Noncompressible Torso Hemorrhage

SECTION 3

Definitive Management

9 Cardiac, Great Vessel, and Pulmonary Injuries

10 Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury

11 Abdominal Aortic Trauma, Iliac and Visceral Vessel Injuries

12 Inferior Vena Cava, Portal, and Mesenteric Venous Systems

13 Neck and Thoracic Outlet

14 Upper Extremity and Junctional Zone Injuries

15 Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma

SECTION 4

Hot Topics in Vascular Injury and Management

16 Damage Control: Prehospital Care of the Patient With Vascular Injury

17 Surgical Damage Control and Temporary Vascular Shunts

18 Damage Control: Considerations for Vascular Conduit in the Repair of Vascular Injury

19 Endovascular Management of Acute Vascular Injury

20 Pediatric Vascular Injury

21 Inferior Vena Cava Filters

22 Soft-Tissue and Skeletal Wound Management in the Setting of Vascular Injury

23 Vascular Surgery in the Austere Environment

24 Vascular Trauma: Training the Surgeon of the Future

SECTION 5

International Perspectives

25 Australia and New Zealand

26 Asia: Sri Lanka

27 Europe: Croatia

28 Scandinavia and Northern Europe

29 Europe: Russia

30 Europe: Serbia

31 Vascular Trauma in Israel

32 South Africa

33 Vascular Trauma in Latin America

34 International Perspective: Implications of Vascular Trauma in Brazil