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Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia for the Elderly Patient.
As the global population lives to an increasing older age, there is a need to research, develop and deliver appropriate anaesthesia and pain management care to these increasingly frail and vulnerable patients. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of all aspects of anaesthesia for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Oxford] :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Oxford Textbook in Anaesthesia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Oxford Textbook of Anaesthesia for the Elderly Patient; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 Basic Science; CHAPTER 1 Ageing at cellular level; CHAPTER 2 Demographic and social changes; CHAPTER 3 Drug mechanisms in the elderly; CHAPTER 4 Technology in an ageing society; PART 2 Ageing at a Systems Level; CHAPTER 5 Ageing at system level: neurological ageing; CHAPTER 6 Cardiovascular ageing; CHAPTER 7 Respiratory ageing; CHAPTER 8 Renal changes with ageing; CHAPTER 9 Ageing and hepatic function.
- CHAPTER 10 Cognitive aspects of geriatric anaesthesiaCHAPTER 11 Pain mechanisms in the elderly; PART 3 Applied Science and Diseases of the Elderly; CHAPTER 12 Neurological disorders in the elderly; CHAPTER 13 Cardiovascular diseases in the elderly; CHAPTER 14 Respiratory diseases in the elderly; CHAPTER 15 Preoperative assessment and optimization of the older surgical patient; PART 4 Specific Clinical Issues; CHAPTER 16 Prehospital care of the elderly patient; CHAPTER 17 Perioperative management of the geriatric trauma patient; CHAPTER 18 The elderly and intensive care medicine.
- CHAPTER 19 Vascular surgery in the elderlyCHAPTER 20 Orthopaedic anaesthesia in the elderly; CHAPTER 21 Cardiac anaesthesia in the elderly; CHAPTER 22 Neuroanaesthesia in the elderly; CHAPTER 23 Major abdominal surgery in the elderly; CHAPTER 24 Gynaecological surgery in the elderly; CHAPTER 25 Anaesthesia for urological surgery in the elderly; CHAPTER 26 Pain management in the elderly; CHAPTER 27 Palliative care and the elderly; CHAPTER 28 Day case anaesthesia and the elderly; CHAPTER 29 Ophthalmic anaesthesia in the elderly; CHAPTER 30 Frailty in the peri-surgical context.
- CHAPTER 31 Anaesthesia in the elderly obesePART 5 Other Important Aspects; CHAPTER 32 Training in geriatrics for anaesthesiologists; CHAPTER 33 Non-theatre environments (imaging, cardiac catheterization laboratory, and emergency department); CHAPTER 34 Heat balance and anaesthetic implications in the elderly; CHAPTER 35 Infections in the elderly; CHAPTER 36 Medico-legal aspects; CHAPTER 37 The future: a commentary; Index.