Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery presents the fundamentals of surgical care for the fastest growing segment of the US population, providing a vital integration of operative strategies with the physiological changes of aging. Among the topics covered are the endocrine system, otolaryngology, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, GI system, hepatobiliary system, urogenital system, soft tissue and musculoskeletal system, neurosurgery, and transplantation.
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From the reviews: "...this book is a well-written, important contribution to the practice of medicine, as well as to the practice of surgery... It belongs in the hospital or personal library of any physician who is likely to come in contact with the frail, elderly patient... We are fortunate that such a lucid and well-written resource is an available guide." (Journal of the American Medical Association)
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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222
222 s/w Tabellen
1, colour illustrations
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Höhe: 27.9 cm
Breite: 21.6 cm
Dicke: 58 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-387-98393-6 (9780387983936)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4757-3432-4
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Cell and Molecular Aging.- 2. Demography of Aging; Comparative, Differential, and Successful Aging; Geriatric Assessment.- 3. Cancer, Carcinogenesis, and Aging.- 4. Effects of Aging on Immune Function.- 5. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Wound Healing in the Elderly.- 6. Principles of Geriatric Surgery.- 7. Aging of America: Implications for the Surgical Workforce.- 8. Should Surgery Be Rationed for the Elderly on Cost-Effectiveness Grounds?.- 9. Interacting with the Elderly Patient, Family, and Referring Physicians.- 10. Preoperative Evaluation of the Elderly Surgical Patient.- 11. Anesthetic Considerations for Geriatric Surgery.- 12. Pain Management.- 13. Drug Usage in Elderly Persons.- 14. Postoperative Outcome and Rehabilitation.- 15. Ethics in Clinical Practice.- 16. Surgery in the Frail Elderly: Nursing Home Patients.- 17. Surgery in Centenarians.- 19. Care of the Injured Elderly.- 20. Endocrinology and Aging.- 21. Surgical Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands.- 22. Neoplasms of the Adrenal and Endocrine Pancreas in the Elderly.- 23. Physiologic Changes and Benign Perimenopausal Breast Disease.- 24. Breast Cancer in Elderly Women.- 25. Pathogenesis and Surgical Management of Common Geriatric Ophthalmic Disorders.- 26. Physiologic Changes in the Ears, Nose, and Throat.- 27. Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly.- 28. Physiologic Changes in Respiratory Function.- 29. Pulmonary Malignancies: Pathophysiology and Treatment.- 30. Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Function with Aging.- 31. Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in the Elderly.- 32. Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly.- 33. Surgical Treatment of Occlusive Vascular Disease in the Elderly.- 34. Natural History and Treatment of Aneurysms.- 35. Natural History and Treatment of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly.- 36. Age-Related Physiologic Changes in the Gastrointestinal Tract.- 37. Benign Esophageal Disease in the Elderly.- 38. Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly.- 39. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Benign Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum.- 40. Small Bowel Obstruction in the Elderly.- 41. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly.- 42. Ischemic Disorders of the Large and Small Bowel.- 43. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly.- 44. Diverticulitis and Appendicitis in the Elderly.- 45. Benign Colorectal Disease.- 46. Neoplastic Diseases of the Colon and Rectum.- 47. Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly.- 48. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Function: Physiologic Changes.- 49. Gallstone Disease in the Elderly.- 50. Malignant Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts.- 51. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver.- 52. Pancreatitis in the Elderly.- 53. Pancreatic Tumors: Pathophysiology and Treatment.- 54. Renal Function and Fluid and Electrolyte Balance.- 55. Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly.- 56. Renal and Bladder Neoplasms in the Elderly.- 57. Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Prostate.- 58. Benign Gynecologic Disorders in the Elderly.- 59. Gynecologic Malignancies in the Elderly.- 60. Physiologic Changes in Soft Tissue and Bone as a Function of Age.- 61. Common Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions.- 62. Orthopedic Injuries.- 63. Joint Replacement in the Elderly Patient.- 64. Effects of Aging on the Human Nervous System.- 65. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Brain.- 66. Spinal Disorders and Nerve Compression Syndromes.- 67. Selection of Elderly Patients for Transplantation.- 68. Transplantation in Elderly Patients.- 69. Physiology of Laparoscopic Surgery.- 70. Outcomes of Minimal Access versus Open Surgical Procedures in the Elderly.
