Assessing and managing the acutely ill adult surgical patient / edited by Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse, Sylvia Prosser.

Assessing and managing the acutely ill adult surgical patient focuses on major surgical conditions and interventions commonly encountered in District General Hospitals which potentially require intensive monitoring and intervention. It emphasizes the importance of thorough assessment and interpretat...

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Other Authors: McArthur-Rouse, Fiona J., Prosser, Sylvia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pre-operative assessment and preparation / Curie Scott, Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse, Jane McLean
  • The peri-operative phase / Luke Ewart and Sandra Huntington
  • Post-operative recovery / Sylvia Prosser and Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse
  • Post-operative pain management / Jane McLean, Sandra Huntington, Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse
  • Psychosocial aspects of surgery / Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse and Tim Collins
  • Head and neck surgery / Tracey Sharpe and Carma Harnett
  • Vascular surgery / Ann M. Price
  • Upper gastrointestinal surgery / Ian Felstead
  • Surgery of the lower gastrointestinal tract / Ian Felstead
  • Urological surgery / Ian Felstead and Jane McLean
  • Women's health / Fiona J. McArthur-Rouse
  • Orthopaedic surgery / Ann Newman
  • Identifying and managing life-threatening situations / Tim Collins and Catherine I. Plowright.