All European countries, including those that have recently joined the European Union or are candidates for membership, currently show a clear trend towards an increasing number of accidental injuries. This holds true for a range of injuries, including accidents among the elderly, sports injuries, and trauma due to traffic accidents. The increase in the number of injuries is accompanied by rising expectations among patients, who anticipate good functional results even after serious injuries. Despite these developments, trauma surgery is not yet established as an independent field in all European countries. Against this background, there is a clear need for a book that covers the state of the art in trauma surgery. This volume, which focuses on head, thoracic, abdominal, and vascular injuries, is intended to help to meet this need. It will also serve to harmonize the practice of trauma surgery within the European Union and to prepare for the UEMS EBSQ trauma surgery.

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Zusammenfassung

There currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union. Patients expect very good functional results even after serious injuries. But in contrast to this development, Trauma Surgery as an independent field, is not yet established in all European countries. Therefore, it seems mandatory to compile a book that covers the state-of-the-art in Trauma Surgery. The book also serves to harmonise the practice of Trauma Surgery within the European Union, and to prepare for the exam of the U.E.M.S.

Inhalt
Traumatic Brain Injury.- Intensive Care Treatment Options of Elevated Intracranial Presssure Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.- Craniofacial Trauma.- Chest Trauma.- Diaphragm.- Esophageal and Gastric Injuries.- Liver.- Splenic Injuries.- Pancreas, Duodenum, Small Bowel.- Colorectal Injuries.- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Abdominal Decompression and Temporary Abdominal Closure.- Trauma Laparotomy: Indications, Priorities, and Damage Control.- Laparoscopic Procedures in Trauma Care.- Traumatic Injury of the Urogenital System.- Abdominal Vascular Injuries.- Vascular Injuries of the Neck.- Vascular Injuries of the Lower Extremities.- Vascular Injuries of the Upper Extremities.- Index.