Authors:Emilio B. Lobato, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Robert R. Ki
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: complications, anesthesiology, gravenstein
Number of Pages: 1136
Published: 2007-09-25
List price: $184.00
ISBN-10: 0781782635
ISBN-13: 9780781782630

This comprehensive, problem-based textbook discusses the full range of complications in anesthesiology. Major sections cover intraoperative and postoperative complications affecting each organ system—respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, renal, hematologic and hemostatic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, obstetric, immunologic and infectious, and disorders of temperature regulation. Coverage includes problems that are rarely mentioned in older textbooks, such as ischemic optic neuropathy and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Chapters address complications associated with s

Author: Stephen M. Cohn
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: complications, trauma, surgery, amp, cohn
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2006-09-26
List price: $300.00
ISBN-10: 0824758986
ISBN-13: 9780824758981

The only in-depth source to focus specifically on surgical complications, this reference provides practical information on the incidence, management, and avoidance of complications encountered during and after surgical procedures. Spanning the vast array of complications related to a wide variety of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative events such as organ transplant, amputations, nerve and fracture repair, wound repair, and skin grafting, this guide offers detailed guidance and techniques to recognize and control complications in the operating room, emergency ward, and intensive c

Author: Raj, M.D. Rao
Publisher: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Keywords: surgery, spine, orthopaedics, complications
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2006-05-30
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0892033681
ISBN-13: 9780892033683

This monograph contains an outstanding collection of complications presented by well-known authors. It is intended for the orthopaedic surgeon who has an interest in spine surgery and its complications, but may also be if interest and use to neurosurgeons, physiatrists, pain management specialists, and other physicians. The editor plans to add a guest commentary by another senior author to each chapter to present their point of view.

Author: John L. Atlee MD
Publisher: Saunders
Keywords: anesthesia, complications
Number of Pages: 1040
Published: 2006-10-05
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 1416022155
ISBN-13: 9781416022152

This easy-to-use resource details all of the complications likely to be encountered in clinical practice. The scope has been expanded to include the critical care setting. Internationally renowned authorities explain the nature, likelihood, and causes of each problem, and then guide you through the appropriate treatment measures. Each type of complication is discussed in its own concise chapter making it easier to quickly locate and research specific topics of interest.A convenient layout of short chapters in a narrative outline format promotes quick referencing.Case reports present real-life

Author: Brendan T. Finucane
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: anesthesia, regional, complications
Number of Pages: 506
Published: 2007-04-02
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 0387375597
ISBN-13: 9780387375595

Completely updated and expanded, this new edition of "Regional Anesthesia: Managing Complications", 2nd edition is essential reading for advice on the prevention and management of complications associated with regional anesthesia and nerve blocks. In addition to comprehensive coverage of all potential pitfalls a practitioner may encounter, new material has been added comparing outcomes of regional and general anesthesia; regional anesthesia in the anesthetized patient; closed claims analyses; and practice guidelines to ensure patient safety.

Author: Hugh M. Gloster
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: surgery, cutaneous, complications
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 2008-01-03
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0387731512
ISBN-13: 9780387731513

The demand for outpatient cutaneous surgery procedures has increased at a rapid rate over the last several decades. Cosmetic, oncology, and reconstructive procedures are being performed by primary care physicians and a variety of specialists in different disciplines such as dermatology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology. As the number of cutaneous surgery procedures rises, so will the rate of complications, which are inevitable and occur even with the most skilled, careful, and meticulous surgeons. In the practice of medicine, we often learn more from our complications than o

Authors:Michael W Mulholland, Gerard A Doherty,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilki
Keywords: surgery, complications
Number of Pages: 832
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $179.00
ISBN-10: 0781753163
ISBN-13: 9780781753166

This volume offers authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for preventing and managing complications in all current general surgery procedures. The opening sections discuss institutional risk management issues and risks common to all operations, such as wound healing problems, infection, shock, and complications in immunosuppressed patients. Subsequent sections focus on complications of specific procedures in thoracic, vascular, gastric, endocrine, breast, and oncologic surgery, as well as organ transplantation and pediatric surgery. For each procedure, the authors discuss surgical goals