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The spinal cord injured patient / edited by Bok Y. Lee and Lee E. Ostrander.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.
- Spinal cord.
- Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Rehabilitation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 432 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Demos, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first goal in this edition of the book remains as in the first edition - to cover the broad issues involved in the care of the spinal cord injured patient. The second goal is to provide an evaluation of spinal cord injury by experts who are deeply involved with various aspects of spinal cord injury management. Included in this new and revised edition are chapters devoted to three significant areas of development, particularly upper limb reconstruction, the use of electrical stimulation, and neuronal preservation after ischemic injury.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Immediate Management of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient; Chapter 2 Management of the Multiply Injured Patient; Chapter 3 Hemodynamic Monitoring in Spinal Cord Injured Patients; Chapter 4 Neurologic Evaluation and Neurologic Sequelae of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient; Chapter 5 Urologic Evaluation and Management of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient; Chapter 6 Advantages and Disadvantages of Roentgenograms in the Diagnosis of Odontoid Fractures; Chapter 7 Body Composition and Endocrine Profile in Spinal Cord Injured Patients
- Chapter 8 Renal Insufficiency in Spinal Cord Injured Patients; Chapter 9 Nonoperative Management of Cervical Instability; Chapter 10 Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient; Chapter 11 Deep Venous Thrombosis in Spinal Cord Injured Patients; Chapter 12 Acute Abdomen in Spinal Cord Injured Patients; Chapter 13 Surgical Stabilization in Cervical Spine Trauma; Chapter 14 Management of Neurogenic Dysfunction of the Bladder; Chapter 15 Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and the Anesthesiologist
- Chapter 16 The Role of Electrical Stimulation in Management of Spinal Cord Injured Patients; Chapter 17 Surgical Management of the Upper Limb in Tetraplegia; Chapter 18 Pressure Ulcers: Overview; Chapter 19 Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient: Responsibilities of the Nurse; Chapter 20 Operative Reconstruction in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient; Chapter 21 Nutrition in Spinal Cord Injured Patients; Chapter 22 Psychosocial Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury; Chapter 23 A Changed World: Socioeconomic Problems of Spinal Cord Injured Patients
- Chapter 24 Spinal Cord Ischemic Injury: Experimental Model and Prevention; Chapter 25 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation; Chapter 26 Omental Transposition to the Spinal Cord; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-11521-9
- 9786612115219
- 1-935281-08-9
- OCLC:
- 429662984
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