Top Knife - Umění a mistrovství úrazové chirurgie – Hirshberg Asher (2019)

The similarity of the book's title to that of a cult film is not accidental. The publication is world-renowned and truly 'cult' for surgeons in surgical fields. It will provide you with guidance on how to transport a severely injured patient to the operating room, how to organize an operating team, how to deal with complicated injuries, and how to achieve the best possible outcomes. It is primarily intended for surgeons working in all types of facilities, including military and humanitarian missions or unusual conditions. In a standard surgical atlas, you will find instructions on how to work with your hands, but you won't learn how to think, plan, and improvise. This book is different. Here you will find practical advice and instructions on how to use both your head and hands when operating on a severely injured patient. The publication is richly equipped with simple, illustrative original drawings. It should not be missing from the libraries of surgeons, traumatologists, emergency doctors, anesthesiologists, and of course, medical students. However, specialist nurses can also benefit from it. The authors – Asher Hirshberg, MD, FACS, and Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, FACS – are surgeons working in the trauma center of a large urban hospital. In this publication, they have drawn on their professional and pedagogical experiences from many years of practice. The book has become a global...