Abdominal organ transplantation, specifically liver, kidney and pancreatic transplantation, has experienced a tremendous growth over the last two decades.
From the time questions about the impact of wireless technology on public health were first raised in 1993 through the present, Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR) has been the largest independent surveillance and research program trying to identify and solve human health problems associated with wireless phones.
The foremost resource for parents and caregivers seeking ways to help their child increase comfort and overcome chronic pain Parents of a child in pain want nothing more than to offer immediate comfort.
This book addresses the needs of new clinical engineers, junior nurses, medics and operating department practitioners (ODPs) with regard to the fundamentals of many of the standard medical devices they will encounter in a hospital environment.
This incisive reference systematically reviews the diagnosis and treatment of common surgical and medical emergencies in elderly patients-thoroughly examining surgical interventions, drug therapies and drug prescribing protocols, life-threatening drug reactions, ethical issues, and methods of profiling patients for nursing care.
This reference presents a detailed overview of approaches and techniques in the management of pain caused by tissue, nerve and central nervous system injuries, categorizing pain into a variety of syndromes and underlying mechanisms to aid the development of interventional pharmacologic measures.
Spinal manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) is a procedure intended for patients who suffer from musculoskeletal disorders in conjunction with biomechanical dysfunction.
Increasingly diverse conditions now treated surgically combined with developments in technology have made the field of pediatric anesthesia more complex.
The Third Edition of this best-selling guide to the Key Topics in Chronic Pain has now expanded its remit to include material on acute pain management also.
Heralding critical developments in the rapidly expanding field of therapeutic hypothermia, this reference serves as the first authoritative source on thermoregulation, body temperature manipulation, and the consequences of hypothermia.
For the half million people who undergo back surgery each year, and the additional million who are seriously contemplating it, Do You Really Need Back Surgery?
For the half million people who undergo back surgery each year, and the additional million who are seriously contemplating it, Do You Really Need Back Surgery?
Prescription Drug Diversion and Pain provides an interdisciplinary overview of medications used to treat chronic pain, specifically the benefits and risks that are posed by long-term opioids use.
Prescription Drug Diversion and Pain provides an interdisciplinary overview of medications used to treat chronic pain, specifically the benefits and risks that are posed by long-term opioids use.
This concise, lucid textbook provides a basis for understanding the function of the respiratory system and a framework for the treatment of many respiratory diseases.
Most of the developments in perioperative medicine the 20th century were focused on the establishment of standard monitors, biomarkers, and outcomes measures for the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, with marked improvements in perioperative safety.
