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Author Rabinovici, Reuven

Title Trauma, critical care and surgical emergencies
Published New York : Informa Healthcare, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (594 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Evidence-based Medicine in Emergency Surgical Care; Chapter 1. Fluid resuscitation for the trauma patient; Chapter 2. Complex Airway; Chapter 3. Major blunt head injury; Chapter 4. Minor blunt head injury in the intoxicated patient; Chapter 5. Stab wound to the carotid artery; Chapter 6. Cervical Spine Fracture with Quadriplegia; Chapter 7. Blunt thoracic aortic injury; Chapter 8. Transmediastinal penetrating trauma; Chapter 9. Diaphragmatic injury following penetrating trauma; Chapter 10. Blunt liver injury; Chapter 11. Blunt splenic injury
Chapter 12. Penetrating renal injuriesChapter 13. Blunt pancreaticoduadenal injury; Chapter 14. Penetrating colon injury; Chapter 15. Rectal injury with pelvic fracture; Chapter 16. Abdominal aortic injury; Chapter 17. Blunt pelvic fracture with hemoperitoneum; Chapter 18. The mangled extremity; Chapter 19. Damage Control Laparotomy; Chapter 20. The pulseless trauma patient; Chapter 21. Related blast injury; Chapter 22. Pediatric blunt trauma; Chapter 23. Blunt trauma in pregnancy; Chapter 24. Acute respiratory failure; Chapter 25. Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Chapter 26. Acute respiratory distress syndrome Chapter 27. Weaning and liberation from mechanical ventilation; Chapter 28. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; Chapter 29. Shock; Chapter 30. Perioperative management of a patient undergoing noncardiac surgery; Chapter 31. Postoperative cardiac arrythmias; Chapter 32. Oliguria; Chapter 33. Hyponatremia in the surgical intensive care unit; Chapter 34. Glycemic control in the critically ill surgical patient; Chapter 35. Postoperative anemia: Risks, benefits, and triggers for blood transfusion
Chapter 36. Nutritional considerations in the surgical intensive care unitChapter 37. Pain, agitation, and delirium; Chapter 38. Care of the potential organ donor; Chapter 39. End of life care in the ICU: Ethical considerations a family-centered, multidisciplinary approach ; Chapter 40. Acute trauma-related coagulopathy; Chapter 41. Adrenal insufficiency in critical illness; Chapter 42. Sepsis; Chapter 43. Catheter-related infections; Chapter 44. Special Populations in Trauma; Chapter 45. Ultrasound in the intensive care unit; Chapter 46. Appendicitis
Chapter 47. Bariatric Surgery ComplicationsChapter 48. Diverticulitis; Chapter 49. Perforated peptic ulcers; Chapter 50. Acute mesenteric ischemia; Chapter 51. Acute cholecystitis; Chapter 52. Acute pancreatitis; Chapter 53. Incarcerated femoral and inguinal hernias; Chapter 54. Esophageal perforation; Chapter 55. Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Chapter 56. Acute lower GI hemorrhage; Chapter 57. Perirectal and perineal sepsis; Chapter 58. Necrotizing soft tissue infections; Chapter 59. Acute intestinal obstruction; Chapter 60. Anastomotic leak and postoperative abscess
Summary Provides a comprehensive and contemporary discussion about the three key areas of acute care surgery; trauma, surgical critical care, and surgical emergencies
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Subject Surgical emergencies.
Critical care medicine.
Critical Care
Critical care medicine
Surgical emergencies
Form Electronic book
Author Frankel, Heidi Lee
ISBN 9781420021134
1420021133
0849398959
9780849398957