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  • Medical and Surgical Complications in the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • James A. Stankiewicz
    • English
    The small nasal anatomic area can offer challenges and complications to surgeons and physicians treating chronic rhinosinusitis. This compact, focused publication on Medical and Surgical Complications in Chronic Rhinosinusitis offers clinicians a current source of information to avoid complications and to address them when they arise. Sinus surgery expert and patient champion James Stankiewicz leads this issue with authors who are expert in various aspects of sinus treatment and surgery. Topics include: Overview of complications; Anatomy of the sinus and complications; Orbital complications and treatment; Neurologic complications and treatment; Vascular complications and treatment; Smell loss and sinus surgery; Radiology for cases of higher risk of complications; Medication related complications and side effects; Medical-legal issues and complications; Does image guided surgery reduce complications?; Avoiding complications: overriding principles. Especially dedicated to Residents, Fellows and those in early practice is presentation of External Sinus Surgery and Procedures & Complications; when endoscopic procedures are the norm, how does one handle reversion to an open procedure, which often takes place in emergency situations.

  • Adjuncts for Care of the Surgical Patient, An Issue of Atlas of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-2
    • Sidney L. Bourgeois Jr
    • English
    This issue of the Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics focuses on Adjuncts for Care of the Surgical Patient. Articles will feature PEG and J-tube Placement; Percutaneous Tracheostomy; Transcutaneous Bladder Catheterization; Central Line Catheterization; Intracranial Pressure Monitor Placement; Tube Thoracostomy; Lumbar Puncture/Lumbar Drain; FAST Ultrasound for Abdominal Evaluation; Radial and Femoral Artery Catheterization; Tracheostomy, and more!

  • Advances in Surgery, 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • John L. Cameron
    • English
    Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

  • Cancer Screening and Genetics, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 95-5
    • Christopher L. Wolfgang
    • English
    Cancer Screening and Genetics is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Cancer Genetics and Implications for Clinical Management; Epigenetics and Cancer; Screening and Early Detection of Cancer: Successes and Failures; Screening for Lung Cancer; Screening for Breast Cancer; Viral Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Cancer: How Should Patients Be Screened?; Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Where Do We Stand?; Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: Genetics and Screening; Personalized Approach to Gastrointestinal Cancers; Screening for Colorectal Cancer; Screening for Prostate Cancer: Why the Controversy?; Gastric Cancer: East versus West—Is screening and early detection the difference?; and more!

  • Advances and Challenges in Critical Care, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-3
    • Shyoko Honiden
    • English
    Drs. Honiden and Siner have put together a comprehensive issue on Critical Care as it relates to Chest Medicine. Articles include:Recent advances in management of Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Simulation training for critical care, Telemedicine (E-ICU issues), Adverse event reporting/quality improvement in the ICU, ICU Mobility, Hospital-acquired infections/resistant organisms/emerging pathogens, Circadian rhythm disturbance and sleep in the ICU environment, Advances in Sepsis Research, Controversies in ICU nutrition, and more!

  • Geriatric Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-3
    • Charles Brown
    • English
    The volume of elderly patients requiring anesthesia and surgery is growing rapidly. Thirty-five percent of surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years, and in general, these patients have higher morbidity and mortality rates after anesthesia compared with their younger counterparts. One of the major challenges of treating elderly patients is the heterogeneity of the geriatric population—and the need to individualize care for each patient to provide the best outcome.

  • Perioperative Care, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-5
    • Lori S. Waddell
    • English
    This issue, Guest Edited by Dr. Lori Waddell, focuses on Perioperative Care in dogs and cats. Articles include: Oxygenation and ventilation, Heart rate and rhythm, Acid/base and electrolyte disturbances, Blood pressure management, Thermoregulation, Anemia and oxygen delivery, Analgesia, Assessment of perfusion and fluid balance, Hemostasis monitoring and treatment, and more!

  • Organic Synthesis Using Biocatalysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Animesh Goswami + 1 more
    • English
    Organic Synthesis Using Biocatalysis provides a concise background on the application of biocatalysis for the synthesis of organic compounds, including the important biocatalytic reactions and application of biocatalysis for the synthesis of organic compounds in pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical areas. The book provides recipes for carrying out various biocatalytic reactions, helping both newcomers and non-experts use these methodologies. It is written by experts in their fields, and provides both a current status and future prospects of biocatalysis in the synthesis of organic molecules.

  • Netter's Essential Physiology

    • 2nd Edition
    • Susan Mulroney + 1 more
    • English
    Grasp key concepts quickly with the visual, concise, and clinical approach to physiology found in this second edition of Netter’s Essential Physiology. Lucid prose combines with classic Netter art, clinical correlations, "light bulb" side notes, end-of-chapter questions, and brand-new videos to ensure a complete understanding of these complex concepts. Logically written and highly readable, it's ideal for a basic understanding of physiology, as an overview of the subject, or as a supplement to lectures. You may also be interested in: Netter’s Physiology Flash Cards: ISBN 978-0-323-35954-2, the companion flash cards to this book.

  • Management of Coking Coal Resources

    • 1st Edition
    • Dilip Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    Management of Coking Coal Resources provides a one-stop reference that focuses on sustainable mining practices using a four-point approach that includes the economical, governmental, societal, and environmental aspects of coal exploration, coking coal mining, and steelmaking applications. This type of approach galvanizes the excavation, processing methods, and end uses of coal as an energy and steelmaking source, thus ensuring that the supply of coking coal meets the future demands of the rapidly expanding economies in India and other developing countries. The book provides information on the strategic planning and revitalization of India's Jharia coalfield, addressing actionable plans for methods of extraction, master plans for mine fires, subsidence management, land use planning, and sustainable mining. Users will find a multidisciplinary reference that presents the broad range of applications, techniques, and methodologies used in maintaining coking coal quality from exploration through extraction.

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