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- Extensively illustrated with figures, illustrations and photos
- The definitive resource for a wide scope of caregivers
- Multidisciplinary contributors provide a unique point of view
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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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Table of contents (44 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor
Department of Surgery
Loyola Medicine
Jay A. Yelon, DO
Surgery
Northwell Health
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care
Editors: Fred A. Luchette, Jay A. Yelon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-48685-7Published: 14 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83993-6Published: 12 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-48687-1Published: 30 July 2017
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIII, 464
Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Traumatic Surgery, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology