Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_24 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 24. Chest Wall Injury Eileen M. Bulger1 (1) Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325…
Fig. 23.1 Data and projections for the US population from the US Census Bureau [24] In Pennsylvania, the incidence of moderate-to-severe TBI in those aged 65–90 increased by 87 %…
Older adult trauma: outcome variables In-hospital mortality [3–13] Post-hospitalization mortality [7, 14–17] Injury severity score (ISS) [8, 18–21] Length of stay (hospital and ICU) [8, 9, 12, 18, 22–24] Complications/adverse…
21. Hamilton GP. Prevent elder abuse – using a family systems approach. J Gerontol Nurs. 1989;15(3):21–6.PubMed Related posts: Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs Cardiovascular/Invasive…
Phases Host (individual) Agent (motor vehicle) Environment Pre-event (will event occur) Age, gender, medications, alcohol use, vision, fatigue, ambulatory aids/ability Speed, size, ability of driver, brakes Road design, crosswalk design…
Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_16 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 16. Acute Abdomen Ronald M. Jou1 and David Spain2 (1) Department of Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinic, 300 Pasteur…
Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_14 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 14. Intestinal Obstruction Andrew H. Stephen1 , Charles A. AdamsJr.2 and William G. Cioffi3 (1) Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Warren…
Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_9 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 9. Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs Preston B. Rich1 and Sasha D. Adams2 (1)…
Definition of bleeding: Minor bleeding – any clinically overt sign of hemorrhage (including imaging) that is associated with a <5 g/dl decrease in the hemoglobin concentration or <15 % decrease…
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…
