Orthogeriatrics

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Falaschi, Paolo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Marsh, David R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Practical Issues in Geriatrics,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Emergency medicine.; Geriatrics.; Nursing.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Emergency Medicine.

This book focuses on orthogeriatrics, a topic that has received little attention in the literature to date. As active members of the Fragility Fracture Network (FFN), the editors and most of the authors of this book have gathered all essential expertise on hip fracture management in a single volume....

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction: why orthogeriatrics, worldwide distribution of orthogeriatric approach
• 2 Epidemiology of hip fracture and social costs.-3 Osteoporosis in the elderly patient
• 4 Frailty, sarcopenia and falls
• 5 Pre-operative management
• 6 Hip fracture: the choice of surgery
• 7 Orthogeriatric anaesthetics. 8 Post-operative management
• 9 The role of nursing
• 10 Rehabilitation
• 11 Multi-professional team: coordination and communication
• 12 How to implement a Fracture Liaison Service
• 13 Co-management of elective orthopaedic patients
• 14 Patient’s and caregiver’s psychological evaluation.