Surgical Metabolism - The Metabolic Care of the Surgical Patient (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

This volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review for clinicians with an interest in the peri-operative nutritional management 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 for all clinicians involved in the care of the critically ill.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Kimberly A. Davis • Stanley H. Rosenbaum
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	295
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-1120-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Accident & emergency medicine > Intensive care medicine Promotions
LSN:	1-4939-1120-1
Barcode:	9781493911202

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