Injury in the aging

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Injury in the aging

edited by M.A. Horan and R.A. Little

Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This is the first book to focus on injury in the aging, an area of increasing concern given the rapid rise in the elderly population. Because of this demographic increase and the burgeoning costs of health care, it is crucial to understand the nature of, and responses to, injuries in older people. Trauma and injury in this group present unique clinical problems. Even in those who survive, recovery may not be complete and the associated loss of independence has an enormous impact on society. This volume is a pioneering attempt to distil and summarise our state of knowledge, and to identify those areas where new medical research might help to alleviate or overcome this problem. The contributors span a comprehensive range of clinical and scientific issues pertinent to improving the care of injured elderly patients.

目次

  • Preface
  • An overview of injury M. A. Horan
  • The attributes of old age M. A. Horan
  • Epidemiology of trauma in the elderly J. Grimley Evans
  • Pathology of deaths from femur fracture J. McClure
  • Who falls and why? J. Downton
  • Bone R. Francis
  • Thermoregulation, nutrition and injury in the elderly S. Francis
  • Aging and the febrile response N. Rothwell
  • Cardiovascular control J. Duggan
  • Aging in muscle W. K. Cummings and C. T. M. Davies
  • Metabolic responses R. A. Little
  • Aging and cutaneous wound healing G. S. Ashcroft, M. A. Horan and M. W. J. Ferguson
  • Water and electrolyte metabolism P. O'Neill
  • Endocrine response to trauma in old age R. N. Barton
  • Acute phase response/inflammation S. G. Parker
  • Burns in the elderly G. M. Watkins
  • Peri-operative management F. Carli and H. T. Davenport
  • Intensive care J. D. Edwards
  • Orthopaedic management D. I. Rowley
  • Infections, aging and the host response M. A. Horan and S. G. Parker
  • Principles and organisation of orthopaedic rehabilitation C. T. Currie and W. J. MacClellan
  • Confusion and injury in old age J. Wattis
  • Decubitus ulceration - prevention M. Bliss
  • Some ethical issues L. Gormally
  • Index.

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