Prehospital Care
1. Ensure the safety of the prehospital care providers and the patient. 2. Assess the scene situation to determine the need for additional resources. 3. Recognize the kinematics that produced…
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Acute Abdomen
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_18 18. Acute Abdomen David A. Spain1 (1) Department of Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, S-067, Stanford, CA 94305-5106, USA …
Intestinal Obstruction
, Charles A. AdamsJr.1 and William G. Cioffi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA William G. Cioffi Email: wcioffi@lifespan.org Background The elderly comprise…
Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_11 11. Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs Preston B. Rich1 and Noran Barry1 (1) Department of…
Immunologic
Innate Macrophage Reduced phagocytic activity Reduced generation of nitric oxide Reduced generation of superoxide Neutrophil Reduced phagocytic activity Reduced generation of superoxide Dendritic cells Reduced pinocytosis and endocytosis activity Reduced…
Hematological Changes with Aging
Fig. 8.1 Carolinas Medical Center warfarin reversal protocol Newer direct oral anticoagulant agents including dabigatran (direct thrombin inhibitor), rivaroxaban (factor Xa inhibitor), apixaban (factor Xa inhibitor), and edoxaban (factor Xa…
Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Fred A. Luchette and Jay A. Yelon (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Carehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_6 6. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly David G. Greenhalgh1 (1) Department of Surgery, University of California,…
The Gastrointestinal Tract
Organ Grade Description Stomach Grade I Hematoma <3 cm Partial-thickness laceration Grade II Hematoma ≥3 cm Full-thickness laceration <3 cm Grade III Full-thickness laceration ≥3 cm Grade IV Full-thickness laceration…
The response of the microcirculation to mechanical support of the heart in critical illness
Critical illness associated with cardiac pump failure results in reduced tissue perfusion in all organs and occurs in various conditions such as sepsis, cardiogenic shock, and heart failure. Mechanical circulatory…
