Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_31 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 31. Pulmonary Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation Stephanie R. Goldberg1 and Ajai K. Malhotra2 (1) Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth…
Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_30 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 30. Cardiovascular/Invasive Monitoring Jay Menaker1 and Thomas M. Scalea1 (1) Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University…
Fig. 26.1 Distribution of pelvic fracture cases and controls by age and gender [10] (Reprinted, with permission, from Oxford University Press) A 2009 retrospective review found the mechanism of injury…
Jay A. Yelon and Fred A. Luchette (eds.)Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care201410.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_25 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 25. Thoracic Robert K. Parker1 and David T. Harrington1 (1) Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA …
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…
