Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Yelon, Jay A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Luchette, Fred A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Emergency medicine.; Geriatrics.; Surgery.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Surgery.; Traumatic Surgery.; Emergency Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care provides a multidisciplinary overview of the assessment and management of the elderly patient presenting with surgical pathology. By utilizing current literature and evidence-based resources, the textbook elucidates the unique nature of caring for the elderly popul...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• SECTION I: IMPACT OF AGING ON HEALTH
• 1. Changing Demographics of the American Population
• 2. Cardiovascular Physiology
• 3. Pulmonary Artery
• 4. Renal Function in the Elderly
• 5. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly
• 6. Immunologic
• 7. Hematological Changes with Aging
• 8. Geriatric Psychology and the Injured Elderly
• 9. Health Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health Care Costs
• 10. Operative Risk Stratification
• SECTION II: SURGICAL EMERGENCIES IN THE ELDERLY
• 11. Appendicitis
• 12. Biliary
• 13. Diverticulitis
• 14. Intestinal Obstruction
• 15. Intestinal Hemorrhage in the Elderly
• 16. Acute Abdomen
• 17. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
• 18. Acute Vascular Insufficiency in the Elderly
• 19. Thoracic Diseases in the Elderly
• SECTION III: TRAUMATIC INJURY IN THE ELDERLY
• 20. Epidemiology of Injury in the Elderly
• 21. Geriatric Trauma and Injury Prevention
• 22. Outcomes for Surgical Care in the Elderly
• 23. Geriatric Neurotrauma
• 24. Chest Wall Injury
• 25. Thoracic
• 26. Pelvic Fracture
• 27. Extremity Injury
• 28. Penetrating Injury in the Elderly
• 29. Critical Care Epidemiology and Outcomes/Resource Use in the Elderly
• 30. Cardiovascular/Invasive Monitoring
• SECTION IV: CRITICAL CARE MANAGEMENT OF THE ELDERLY PATIENT
• 31. Pulmonary Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation
• 32. Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
• 33. Nutrition Support
• 34. Pharmacology
• 35. Rehabilitation Concerns in Geriatric Trauma
• 36. End-of-Life Care
• 37. Ethics in Geriatric Trauma.