Chest Blunt Trauma

1. Lung contusion, flail chest, ARDS and respiratory failure after blunt chest trauma
2. Anesthesiological aspects in the chest trauma patient
3. Scoring Systems of Blunt Thoracic Trauma and Rib Fractures
4. Taxonomy of Rib Fractures and Blunt Chest Wall Injury
5. Rib Fractures Management Algorithm
6. Early rib fixation: the evidence, the trials
7. Modern approach to rib fixation: surgical techniques
8. Postoperative complications
9. Rib Malunion
10. Slipping rib syndrome
11. Role of VATS in non-penetrating chest trauma
12. Hydro-pneumothorax: why, when, how
13. Sternal fracture
14. VATS for delayed hemothorax
15. Chest drain: which, where, when
16. Chest tube placement: options and guidelines
17. Diaphragmatic Rupture and Herniation following blunt trauma: minimally invasive vs. open approach
18. Traumatic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
19. Airway and esophageal injuries

Chest Blunt Trauma: A Modern Approach to a Multidisciplinary Disease provides novel treatment ideas for cardiothoracic injuries. The book interweaves knowledge of new surgical techniques, better understanding of patho-physiologic effects of injuries, and enhanced intensive care methods to create a holistic strategy of patient support. This text is a welcome addition for any clinician or researcher seeking refreshed information on the management of trauma to the chest wall.

While non-operative treatment has long been the standard of care, the book discusses the vast improvements in understanding how to treat cardiothoracic injuries. Innovative surgical techniques, instruments, post-operative care, and the multisystemic nature of this illness.

• Presents a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chest blunt trauma
• Discusses modern cardiothoracic surgical innovations to improve patient outcomes
• Helps clinicians better understand the patho-physiologic effects of severe injuries and provides enhanced aid to intensive care patients

Piergiorgio Solli, MD PhD has vast experience with chest trauma as Head of Thoracic Surgery at the National Trauma Center Hospital, Bologna, Italy. He received his medical degree from the University of Parma, Italy, followed by General and Thoracic Surgery residencies and a PhD in Cardio-thoracic Surgery from the University of Modena, Italy. He pursued Thoracic Surgery Fellowships at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK, and the Hôpital Pasteur CHU Nice, France. He was a Staff Surgeon at the National Cancer Center in Milan, Italy, and a Consultant with the European Institute of Oncology. He was appointed Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK in 2014, and Chief Thoracic Surgeon Consultant at ASL Romagna, Italy in 2016. He is in numerous international societies, and has published over 200 scholarly articles on minimally invasive thoracic surgery, innovation in thoracic surgery, chest wall resections, and enhanced recovery pathways in thoracic surgery.

Marco Scarci, MD, FRCS(Eng), FCCP, FACS, FEBTS is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon with the Imperial College Health Care NHS Trust (Hammersmith Hospital), London, UK. He has over 10 years of experience working in in Cambridge, London and abroad. His specialist training took place in Malta, as well as the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre and Guy's and St Thomas', London. Following a six-month fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the University of Toronto, Canada, Dr. Scarci was appointed consultant thoracic surgeon at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge in 2011. He has written more than 130 academic articles on his areas of clinical interest, which include chest wall cancers, fractures, and chest wall deformities.