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Fig. 28.1 CT scan of the abdomen with intravenous contrast. (a) A 3 cm subcapsular hematoma with (b) associated large hemoperitoneum References 1. ATLS Subcommittee; American College of Surgeons’ Committee…

Fig. 27.1 Bedside scoreboard for tracking PIC score (pain, inspiration, cough) for patients with rib fractures (Courtesy of WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA) Oral Pain Medications Oral narcotics are generally…

Author Year No. of subjects Age of subjects (years) White matter: location (% reduction) Total: area (% reduction) Pakkenberg and Gundersen [166] 1997 94 20–95 Cerebral hemispheres (28 %) Cerebral hemispheres…

© 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_24 24. Injury Prevention Jeffrey Nicastro1   (1) VP Clinical Service, Surgical Service Line, Vice Chairman of Surgery, System Chief Division…

 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…

© 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  …

, 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…

© 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…

Fig. 10.1 The aging continuum and development of frailty [5] Diagnosing and Measuring Frailty Frailty may be measured in many ways. Not every measure of frailty is appropriate for every…

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…