TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Feliciano, David V. A1 - Mattox, Kenneth L. A1 - Moore, Ernest E. PY - 2020 T2 - Trauma, 9e AB - This Ninth Edition of Trauma is another milestone in the now 35-year journey of the textbook. Originally conceived at a time (1984) when prospective randomized and multicenter studies were rare in the field, the management of injured patients was based on the following: history/physical examination/routine laboratory tests/routine x-rays; decreasing role for diagnostic peritoneal lavage; increasing usage of computed tomography (CT); and clinical guidelines passed on from teachers and mentors. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175129676 ER -