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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... failure with renal failure , metabolic failure , or cardiac failure is associated with poor prognosis , particularly in the presence of sepsis . CLINICAL PROGRESSION The classic MODS syndrome in trauma patients is de- scribed by a ...
... renal failure ( ARF ) through intravenous fluid administration , diuresis , and alkalinization of urine.57 Intra- venous fluids maintain circulating blood volume and renal perfusion . The objective is to flush the myoglobin from the ...
... renal failure , which in turn diminishes the amount of renal function recovered . Hypertension is a common result of renal failure . As the kid- neys perceive a decrease in the renal blood flow , the renin- angiotensin cascade is ...