Background
Peitzman, Andrew Bertram was born on February 3, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
( The thoroughly updated Second Edition of this popular a...)
The thoroughly updated Second Edition of this popular and widely used pocket reference guides the trauma team through every aspect of patient care after injury--from prehospital care, to resuscitation, treatment of specific organ injuries, priorities in intensive care, and management of special situations. Designed for rapid, on-the-spot information retrieval, The Trauma Manual, Second Edition will be a staple reference in emergency departments. Flow charts, algorithms, sequential lists, and tables throughout facilitate quick clinical decision-making. More than 100 illustrations demonstrate specific injuries and procedures. Appendices include injury scales, tetanus prophylaxis recommendations, commonly used formulae and values, and frequently used forms. This edition includes a new chapter on commonly missed injuries and common pitfalls.
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No member of the emergency room or trauma ward physician should be without this 4th edition of The Trauma Manual: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Designed to be used as a quick reference, this multidisciplinary pocket guide addresses all areas of trauma and emergency surgery with a list of key points at the end of each chapter. In addition to a new section on the intensive care unit and an extended section on surgical emergencies, this manual also covers GI hemorrhage, hernias, bowel obstruction, pancreatitis, biliary tract disease, and other surgical challenges faced by trauma and emergency surgery personnel. Organized in a chronological fashion following the usual events and phases of care after injury or acute surgical illness, this user-friendly manual is one guide every trauma surgeon, surgical resident, surgical critical care specialist, emergency medicine physician, and emergency or trauma nurse, will want to keep close by. NEW TO THIS EDITION • Additional section on the intensive care unit • Extended section on surgical emergencies • 5 new chapters covering: - Acute respiratory failure - Cardiovascular disease and monitoring - Multiple organ dysfunction - Soft tissue infections - The role of laparoscopy in emergency surgery
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Peitzman, Andrew Bertram was born on February 3, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science, U. Pittsburgh, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, U. Pittsburgh, 1976.
Intern, U. Pittsburgh, 1976-1977;
resident, U. Pittsburgh, 1977-1979, 81-84;
fellow Cornell Medical Center, New York Hospital, 1979-1981;
assistant professor surgery, U. Pittsburgh, 1984-1989;
associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1989-1996;
professor surgery, U. Pittsburgh, since 1996. Director trauma and emergency services U. Pittsburgh Medical Center, since 1984, medical dir.referral communication center, since 1989. Co-director trauma/neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit Presbyterian U. Hospital, Pittsburgh, since 1992.
Director surgical/critical care fellowship U. Pittsburgh, 1992-1996.
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Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Association for Academy Surgery, Society Critical Care Medicine, Society University Surgeons, Surgical Infection Society, Control Surgical Association Shock Society.
M. Debra Shaffer; children: Elizabeth, Jonathon, Emily, David.