Sandra L. Kane-Gill • Joseph Dasta (Editors) 2011 Critically ill patients are at risk for a higher frequency and severity of adverse drug events (ADEs) compared to non-critically ill patients. A contributing factor to this risk is the use of high-risk medications in the treatment of critically ill patients, often in combination. High-risk medications as […]
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Edited by J.-L. Vincent 2011
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Mariana C. Castells, MD Editor 2011 A 2007 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) indicated that in the USA, 10% of the emergency room visits were due to anaphylaxis. The median age of the patients was 26 years, and 24% of the visits involved children less than 5 years of age who reacted to peanut or tree […]
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S. Di Saverio • G. Tugnoli • F. Catena L. Ansaloni • N. Naidoo Editors 2014 Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma When in the summer of 2011 our small group of Acute Care and Trauma Surgeons, founder members of World Society of Emergency Surgery, had a joined meeting, we all together felt there was a strong […]
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S. Di Saverio • G. Tugnoli • F. Catena L. Ansaloni • N. Naidoo Editors 2014 Volume 1: Trauma Management, Trauma Critical Care, Orthopaedic Trauma and Neuro-Trauma When in the summer of 2011 our small group of Acute Care and Trauma Surgeons, founder members of World Society of Emergency Surgery, had a joined meeting, we […]
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David J. Baker 2014 A Basic Clinical Guide The past 30 years have seen the development of a rational and comprehensive approach to the management of physical trauma in response to a steady world-wide increase in the numbers of those injured in both peace and war.
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Damon C. Scales • Gordon D. Rubenfeld Editors 2014 An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving Quality
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Kimberly A. Davis • Stanley H. Rosenbaum Editors 2014 The Metabolic Care of the Surgical Patient The modern specialist in the treatment of surgical disease must be an expert in more than the traditional skills of cutting and sewing. Our patients are highly complex biochemical systems, with many active metabolic pathways, each with diverse requirements […]
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Derek S. Wheeler • Hector R. Wong Thomas P. Shanley Editors 2014 Volume 3: Gastroenterological, Endocrine, Renal, Hematologic, Oncologic and Immune Systems The specialty of pediatric critical care medicine continues to grow and evolve! The modern PICU of today is vastly different, even compared to as recently as 5 years ago. Technological innovations in the […]
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Charles A. Cefalu Editor 2014 A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals Life is dangerous. A glimpse at the news on any given evening shows a depressing array of disasters, both natural and manmade. As a resident of New Orleans, I know more than my fair share about disaster. New Orleans, of course, was devastated in […]
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