Overview

With the expertise of an author panel of leading clinicians in the field of surgery, trauma, critical care and geriatrics the new edition of this text addresses the explosion in knowledge on the impact aging has on injury, acute illness and critical care management. The text covers the physiologic changes associated with aging, as well as the clinical assessment, stratification, and management of acute illness and injury. Furthermore, the new edition discusses the full spectrum of critical care management of the elderly. Part I explores the impact of aging on health and the healthcare system. There will be detailed discussion on the physiologic effects of aging and the impact on clinical management. The management of common surgical emergencies in the elderly is addressed in Part II. Part III addresses the evaluation and management of trauma and injury. Finally, Part IV explores the specific challenges of critical care management, including end-of-life and ethics, in the geriatric population. Updated information, reflective of the expansive literature, is addressed in all sections. New to the second edition are chapters on prehospital care, burns, nursing concerns, and abdominal solid organ injury. Appropriate chapters will include case vignettes and clinical algorithms. All chapters include a bullet-point summary. Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care, 2nd Edition will be of great value to trauma surgeons, acute care surgeons, critical care specialists, emergency medicine physicians, geriatricians, general surgeons, and trainees in surgery, critical care, and emergency medicine. Advanced practice nurses, critical care nurses, and physician assistants will also find this a useful and practical resource.

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Author:   Fred A. Luchette ,  Jay A. Yelon
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2017
ISBN:  

9783319839936

ISBN 10:   3319839934
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   12 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Renal.- Gastrointestinal.- Skin/Soft Tissue/Pressure Sores.- Immunologic.- Hematologic.- Psychological Effects.- Debility: Evaluation and Impact.- Healthcare: Economic Impact of Caring for the Elderly.- Operative Risk Stratification.- Appendicitis.- Biliary.- Diverticulitis.- Intestinal Obstruction.- Intestinal Hemorrhage.- Acute Abdomen.- Necrotizing Fasciitis.- Acute Vascular Insufficiency.- Thoracic Diseases in the Elderly.- Prehospital Care.- Epidemiology Injury in the Elderly.- Injury Prevention.- Outcomes for Surgical Care in the Elderly.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Chest Wall and Thoracic.- Spleen/Liver/Kidney.- Pelvic Fracture.- Extremity Injury.- Penetrating Injury.- Burns.- Resource Utilization.- Cardiovascular/Invasive Monitoring.- Pulmonary/Mechanical Ventilation.- Renal/RRT.- Nutrition Support.- Pharmacology.- Nursing Consideration.- Rehabilitation.- End-of-Life Care.- Ethics.

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Fred Luchette, MD, FACS, FCCM Professor Department of Surgery Loyola Medicine Jay A. Yelon, DO Surgery Northwell Health

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