Geriatric trauma and critical care. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fred A. Luchette, Jay A. Yelon, editors.
• Editors: Luchette, Frederick A; Yelon, Jay A
• Contents: 1. Changing demographics of the American population -- 2. Effect of aging on cardiac function plus monitoring and support -- 3. Pulmonary anatomy -- 4. Renal function in the elderly -- 5. The gastrointestinal tract -- 6. Skin, soft tissue, and wound healing in the elderly -- 7. Immunologic -- 8. Hematological changes with aging -- 9. Geriatric psychology and the injured elderly -- 10. Frailty -- 11. Health-care economics and the impact of aging on rising health-care costs -- 12. Operative risk stratification of the geriatric patient -- 13. Appendicitis -- 14. Biliary -- 15. Diverticulitis -- 16. Intestinal obstruction -- 17. Intestinal hemorrhage in the elderly -- 18. Acute abdomen -- 19. Necrotizing soft tissue infections -- 20. Acute vascular insufficiency in the elderly -- 21. Thoracic diseases in the elderly for geriatric trauma and emergency care -- 22. Prehospital care -- 23. Epidemiology of injury in the elderly -- 24. Injury prevention -- 25. Outcomes for surgical care in the elderly -- 26. Geriatric neurotrauma -- 27. Chest wall injury: in geriatric trauma and emergency care -- 28. Solid organ injury -- 29. Pelvic fracture -- 30. Extremity injury -- 31. Penetrating injury in the elderly -- 32. The elderly burn patient -- 33. Geriatric medicine -- 34. Critical care epidemiology and outcomes/resource use in the elderly -- 35. Cardiovascular/invasive monitoring -- 36. Pulmonary critical care and mechanical ventilation -- 37. Renal replacement therapy -- 38. Nutrition support -- 39. Common pharmacologic issues -- 40. Nursing consideration -- 41. Rehabilitation concerns in geriatric trauma -- 42. End-of-life care -- 43. Ethics in geriatric trauma. Contributors; 1: Changing Demographics of the American Population; Introduction; The Aging Population; The Cost of Caring for the Elderly; Effects of Aging on Organ Function; Trauma in the Elderly; Early Inpatient Rehabilitation; End-of-Life Issues; References; 2: Effect of Aging on Cardiac Function Plus Monitoring and Support; Introduction; Effect of Aging on the Right Ventricle; Effect of Aging on the Left Ventricle; Effect of Aging on Vascular Structures; Effect of Aging on Cardiac Output; Effect of Aging on the Beta-Adrenergic Response. Effect of Aging on the Baroreflex Response Effect of Surgery on the Geriatric Cardiovascular System; Effect of Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Function: Atrial Fibrillation; Effect of Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Function: Ischemic Heart Disease; Effect of Comorbidities on Cardiovascular Function: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction; Monitoring the Aging Cardiovascular System; Support of the Aging Cardiovascular System; Summary; References; 3: Pulmonary Anatomy; Introduction; Anatomy; Lung Anatomy; Chest Wall; Diaphragm; Pulmonary Physiology; Effects of Aging. Pulmonary Function Testing Chest Wall; Rib Fracture; Airway Diseases; COPD; Alveoli; Bronchioles; Asthma; Restrictive Lung Disease; Pulmonary Embolism; Infections; Aspiration Pneumonitis; Cancer; Sleep Disorders; Summary; References; 4: Renal Function in the Elderly; Introduction; Renal Biomass and Aging; Evaluation of Renal Function; Urinalysis; BUN, Scr, and BUN/Scr Ratio; Urine Electrolytes; Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) or Urea Nitrogen (FEUN); 24-Hour Creatinine Clearance (CrCl24); eGFR; Urinary Biomarkers; Limitations in Renal Function Assessment. Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure Etiology of Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Renal Failure; Molecular Underpinnings of AKI; Strong Ions, Acute Kidney Injury, and Acute Renal Failure; References; 5: The Gastrointestinal Tract; Introduction; Age-Related Changes in Gastrointestinal Physiology; Gastrointestinal Motility; Enteric Nervous System; Gut Mucosa; Enteral Absorption; Mucosal Immunity; Gastrointestinal Injury; Gastrointestinal Ileus; Ogilvie Syndrome; Summary; References; 6: Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly; Introduction. Skin Changes with Aging Diseases of the Elderly Affecting Wound Healing; Malnutrition; Diabetes Mellitus; Therapies That Alter Wound Healing; Neurologic Diseases; Problem Wounds of the Elderly; Pressure Ulcers; Arterial Insufficiency Ulcers; Venous Stasis Disease; Principles of Wound Healing of Chronic Wounds; Burns in the Elderly Population; Prevention; Outcomes for Wounds in the Elderly; Summary; References; 7: Immunologic; Introduction; Aging of the Innate Immune System; Neutrophils; Macrophages; Natural Killer Cells; Dendritic Cells.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (464 pages), illlustrations
• Subjects: 617.1; Medicine; Wounds and injuries -- Nursing; Geriatric nursing; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Geriatric nursing; Wounds and injuries -- Nursing; Medicine & Public Health; Traumatic Surgery; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Wounds and Injuries -- surgery; Aged; Critical Care -- methods; Emergencies; Aging -- physiology; Age Factors; Medical -- Critical Care; Medical -- Emergency Medicine; Medical -- Geriatrics; Intensive care medicine; Accident & emergency medicine; Geriatric medicine; Trauma; Critical care medicine; Emergency medicine; Geriatrics; Critical care surgery; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319486871
• Related ISBNs: 331948687X; 9783319486857; 3319486853
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 10, 2017).
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