Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation, Volume 777Saunders, 2002 - 881 pages This "classic" in it's field provides detailed instruction on how to respond during all phases in the cycle of trauma care: from resuscitation through the operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitation phases. Like the first two editions, this new edition utilizes this unique cycle of trauma framework to describe the science, current issues, trends, and controversies of trauma care. This format offers the reader an easy to follow organization of material describing the patient's therapeutic needs. Three new chapters address performance improvement in trauma care, injury prevention, and prehospital care of the trauma patient. New, relevant material has been added and content updated throughout to reflect current research-based findings. This text will serve as an excellent reference for the novice and experienced trauma nurse practicing in a variety of settings. - Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of trauma nursing issues. -- New chapter on performance improvement in trauma car |
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... obese people are overestimated if body weights are not adjusted in calculations.36 Traditionally body weight has been adjusted 37,38 for obese patients to minimize overfeed- ing ( see Table 16-3 ) . Skin fold measures are a reflection ...
... obesity in adults , J Am Diet Assoc 98 : 1178-1191 , 1998 . 36. Cutts ME , Dowdy RP , Ellersieck MR et al ... obese patients . In Manual of clinical dietetics , Chicago , 1988 , The Association , 622-623 . 38. Hamwi GJ : Therapy ...
... obese patients have prolonged elimination half - life and an increase in volume of distribu- tion , so they may require dosage adjustments . Dosing 156-158 TABLE 17-8 Propofol Doses and Indications ventilator Sedation Dose Indication ...