Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : The Definitive Manual / edited by Benjamin W. Starnes, Manish Mehta, Frank J. Veith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Starnes, Benjamin W., editor.

Mehta, Manish, editor.

Veith, Frank J., 1931- editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Critical care medicine.

Blood-vessels--Surgery.

Blood-vessels.

Medicine & Public Health.

Vascular Surgery.

Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Vascular Surgery.

Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 412 pages 114 illustrations, 55 illustrations in color.)

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This manual is designed to serve as the standard for the management of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by means of modern techniques. All aspects are covered, from pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and diagnosis through to initial management, operative strategies, postoperative complications, outcomes, and quality of life issues. The book is based on the experience gained at a leading U.S. institution (Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington) that treats up to 40 patients with ruptured AAA annually and is highly respected for its expertise in this medical emergency. The team at Harborview Medical Center has recently shown that the implementation of a structured protocol for the management of ruptured AAA, with emphasis on an “endovascular-first” strategy, dramatically reduces mortality and complications. This has led to a sea change in the way in which patients are managed. There is an increasing hunger for information on these codified protocols, and Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Definitive Manual will be invaluable for both surgeons and critical care physicians.

Contents:

Background- Scope of the Problem

Epidemiology

Pathogenesis

Wall Stress

Clinical Presentation

Diagnostics

Predictors of Certain Death

Pre-Hospital Considerations

Initial Diagnosis and Stabilization in the Emergency Room

Hypotensive Hemostasis

Aortic Occlusion Balloons

Operative Strategies

Randomized Trials- What is the evidence?- Non Randomized Evidence - What is the data telling us?- ICU Management

Post-operative Complications

Outcomes- Early and Late

Guidelines for Transfer to Specialized Centers

Quality of Life after rAAA repair

Coding and Reimbursement for rAAA

Historical Perspectives.- Notes and Illustrations.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319238449

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.