Trauma: Surgical Techniques

The surgical branch of medicine, concerned with both operative and non-operative management strategies to treat traumatic injuries, is known as trauma surgery. The common tasks of a trauma surgeon involve the resuscitation and stabilization, evaluation and management of the patient. An area in a hospital meant to provide care to those having major traumatic injuries, including falls, gunshot wounds and vehicle collisions is called a trauma center. Damage control surgery (DCS) is a very common type of trauma surgery. It is used to save the life of critically ill patients. This book aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of trauma and the recent researches in the field of trauma surgery. Such selected concepts that redefine this surgical speciality have been presented in it. A number of latest researches have been included to keep the readers up-to-date with the global concepts in this area of study.