Cardiovascular/Invasive Monitoring

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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…

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Pulmonary Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation

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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…

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Pelvic Fracture

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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…

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Thoracic

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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  …

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Chest Wall Injury

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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…

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Geriatric Neurotrauma

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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 %…

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Outcomes for Surgical Care in the Elderly

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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…

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Geriatric Trauma and Injury Prevention

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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…

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Epidemiology of Injury in the Elderly

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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…

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Acute Abdomen

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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…

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