Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care

Part I. Impact of Aging on Health

1. Changing Demographics of the American Population
Stephanie Gordy, Donald Trunkey

2. Cardiovascular Physiology
Jason P. Farrah, R. Shayn Martin, Michael C. Chang

3. Pulmonary Anatomy
Vicente H. Gracias, Marissa Freese (Delgado)

4. Renal Function in the Elderly
Dirk C. Johnson, Lewis J. Kaplan

5. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly
David G. Greenhalgh

6. Immunologic
Jeffrey A. Claridge, Aman Banerjee

7. Hematologic Changes with Aging
Peter E. Fischer, Thomas G. DeLoughery, Martin A. Schreiber

8. Geriatric Psychology and the Injured Elderly
Robert D. Barraco, Anne M. Yawman, Joshua Gish

9. Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs
Preston B. Rich, Sasha D. Adams

10. Operative Risk Stratification
Gary T. Marshall, Andrew B. Peitzman

Part II. Surgical Emergencies in the Elderly

11. Appendicitis
Michael F. Ditillo, Kimberly A. Davis

12. Biliary
Ali Salim, Marko Bukur

13. Diverticulitis
Frederick Moore, Chasen A. Croft

14. Intestinal Obstruction
Andrew H. Stephen, Charles A. Adams, William G. Cioffi

15. Intestinal Hemorrhage in the Elderly
Todd W. Costantini, Leslie M. Kobayashi, Raul Coimbra

16. Acute Abdomen
Ronald M. Jou, David Spain

17. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
D. Dante Yeh, George Velmahos

18. Acute Vascular Insufficiency in the Elderly
Michael J. Sise

19. Thoracic Diseases in the Elderly
Matthew V. Benns, J. David Richardson

Part III. Traumatic Injury in the Elderly

20. Epidemiology of Injury in the Elderly
Patrick M. Reilly, Nicole J. Krumrei

21. Geriatric Trauma and Injury Prevention
Syed Nabeel Zafar, Edward E. Cornwell, Wendy R. Greene

22. Outcomes for Surgical Care in the Elderly
Cathy A. Maxwell, Erin L. Rader, William F. Fallon

23. Geriatric Neurotrauma
Jack Wilberger, Diana J. Jho

24. Chest Wall Injury
Eileen M. Bulger

25. Thoracic
Robert K. Parker, David T. Harrington

26. Pelvic Fracture
Sharon M. Henry

27. Extremity Injury
Scott P. Ryan, Olivia Kates, Charles Cassidy

28. Penetrating Injury in the Elderly
Nicholas Melo, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades

29. Critical Care Epidemiology and Outcomes/Resource Use in the Elderly
Samantha L. Tarras, Lena M. Napolitano

30. Cardiovascular/Invasive Monitoring
Jay Menaker, Thomas M. Scalea

Part IV. Critical Care Management of the Elderly Patient

31. Pulmonary Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation
Stephanie R. Goldberg, Ajai K. Malhotra

32. Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
Sudha P. Jayaraman, Zara R. Cooper

33. Nutrition Support
Robert D. Barraco, Michael D. Pasquale, Ryan A. Lawless

34. Pharmacology
Wendy L. Wahl, James T. Miller

35. Rehabilitation Concerns in Geriatric Trauma
Nancey Trevanian Tsai, Samir M. Fakhry

36. End-of-Life Care
Karen J. Brasel, Travis P. Webb

37. Ethics in Geriatric Trauma
Anastasia Kunac, Anne C. Mosenthal

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, General Surgery, Traumatic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Anesthesiology