BookKimberly A. Davis, Stanley H. Rosenbaum, editors.
Summary: This volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review for clinicians with an interest in the peri-operative nutritionalmanagement of all surgical patients. The text reviews normal physiology, the pathophysiology of starvation and surgical stressors, and focuses on appropriate nutritional repletion for various common disease states. Specifically, the text addresses the severe metabolic demands created by systemic inflammation, infection, and major insults such as trauma and burns. In addition, the book addresses the growing problem of obesity in surgical populations, including appropriate strategies directed towards the metabolic management of these patients. The text is designed for clinicians across levels of training and provides clear and concise evidence based guidelines for the metabolic management and nutritional support of the surgical patient. Written by experts in the field, Surgical Metabolism: The Metabolic Care of the Surgical Patient is a valuable resource forall cliniciansinvolved in the care of the critically ill.
Contents:
Introduction to Metabolism
Fluid and Electrolytes
Acid-Base Physiology
Starvation
Metabolism in the Trauma Patient
Burns
Obesity
Malignancy
Sepsis and Nutrition
Intestinal Failure
Enteral Nutrition
Parenteral Nutrition
Considerations in Organ Failure
Endocrine Perturbations in Critical Illness
Geriatric Considerations.