Rich's Vascular Trauma

by Todd E. Rasmussen MD, FACS (Editor), Nigel R M Tai MS FRCS(Gen) L/RAMC (Editor)

Overview

For more than 40 years, Rich's Vascular Trauma has been surgeons’ #1 reference for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular injury in both civilian and military settings across the globe. Published in association with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS),the fully updated 4th Edition reflects recent changes in vascular injury patterns, wounds, and trauma care, drawing from current research and a wide variety of peer-reviewed publications to keep you up to date with the latest evidence-based management strategies and techniques. Written and edited by vascular surgeons who are also trauma specialists—civilian and military experts who have proficiency in both open-surgical and endovascular techniques—this must-have reference offers a global perspective on every aspect of the broad spectrum of vascular trauma.

• Covers all vascular surgery procedures required to stop hemorrhage and restore perfusion in vessels in the limbs, junctional areas, torso and neck, including damage control techniques such as shunting, and endovascular techniques such as REBOA and stenting. 

• Addresses pre-hospital, emergency department, surgical, and endovascular stages of treatment in developed, austere and deployed settings, including a rich section on vascular trauma in multiple international settings that provides important context for the global surgical community. 

• Includes nine new chapters covering prehospital management, endovascular suites, stent-grafts,  selective aortic arch perfusion, extracorporeal systems and gathering evidence in vascular trauma, and more. 

• Presents surgical techniques in step-by-step, highly illustrated detail, as well as high level, strategic decision-making such as the logistics of setting up an endovascular trauma service. 

• Includes a new, rapidly digestible "Tips and Tricks" section summarizing how to execute essential vascular maneuvers and management steps to ensure that patients get the best outcomes. 

• Emphasizes the current management of civilian vascular injuries while drawing upon the best available evidence, experience, and lessons learned from Afghanistan, Iraq, and the “urban battlefield.” 

• Contains an innovative chapter on the systems approach and quality improvement in vascular trauma, offering information and tactics for all providers wishing to understand how clinical systems underpin patient outcome and recovery. 

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323697668
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	11/04/2021
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Todd E Rasmussen, MD, FACS is Professor and Vice Chair of Education and Senior Associate Consultant in Vascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Prior to joining the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Rasmussen had a 28 year career in the Air Force during which he directed the Department of Defense Combat Casualty Care Research Program and was Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Research at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland.

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 Implications of Vascular Trauma in Brazil

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

The premier resource for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular injuries globally.

Editorial Reviews

…the third edition of Rich’s Vascular Trauma is an invaluable resource and should be read by all to be combat ready.”

"This book is well written and the content accessible for a range of users. The expansion on a systems approach to vascular trauma in this edition is useful, as it provides a working knowledge of how the various elements, from prehospital care to the ICU, function together to provide optimal patient care."

-Katherine Hekman, MD PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 95 – 4 Stars!

 

"…the third edition of Rich’s Vascular Trauma is an invaluable resource and should be read by all to be combat ready."

-Ernest E. Moore, MD (Editor, Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery)

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