Practical applications of intravenous fluids in surgical patients / Shaila Shodhan Kamat ; forewords, Ramkumar Venkateswaran, Muralidhar Kanchi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamat, Shaila Shodhan, author.

Contributor:

Kanchi, Muralidhar, writer of foreword.

Venkateswaran, Ramkumar, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intravenous therapy.

Fluid therapy.

Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; London ; Panama : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

This book focuses on practical applications of intravenous fluids in surgical patients. Fluid therapy is one of the most basic interventions spanning across all medical and surgical disciplines. The health care field today is in critical need of skilled professionals to care for patients who require intravenous fluids for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Intravenous fluids are a cornerstone in the treatment of any patient. This book consists of 16 chapters, which include normal water balance, distribution of body fluid, pharmacology of crystalloids, pharmacology of colloids, pharmacology of hydroxyethyl starch, fluid replacement therapy, perioperative fluid therapy in infants and children, fluids therapy in trauma resuscitation, fluid therapy in fever, fluids in intestinal obstruction, fluid management in neurosurgical patients, fluid therapy in traumatic brain injury, fluid management in the ventilated patient, and calculation of fluids. The following chapters describe the administration of fluid therapy for different surgical conditions. Presented in an easy to read format, this highly useful guide includes numerous self-explanatory figures, tables and illustrations to enhance learning.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Abbreviations

Chapter 1: Normal Water Balance

Chapter 2: Distribution of Body Fluid

Chapter 3: Pharmacology of Crystalloids

Chapter 4: Pharmacology of Colloids

Chapter 5: Pharmacology of Hydroxyethyl Starch

Chapter 6: Current Consensus on Crystalloids and Colloids in the Perioperative Period

Chapter 7: Fluid Replacement Therapy

Chapter 8: Perioperative Fluid Therapy in Infants and Children

Chapter 9: Fluids Therapy in Trauma Resuscitation

Chapter 10: Fluid Therapy in Fever

Chapter 11: Fluids in Intestinal Obstruction

Chapter 12: Fluid Management in Neurosurgical Patients

Chapter 13: Fluid Therapy in Traumatic Brain Injury

Chapter 14: Fluid Therapy in Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia

Chapter 15: Fluid Management in the Ventilated Patient

Chapter 16: Calculation of Fluids

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5465-067-8

OCLC:

1250086437