The Recovery Room

Author : Anthea Hatfield
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191644146

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The Complete Recovery Room Book by Anthea Hatfield Pdf

The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications such as heart attacks, pneumonia, and blood clots. As the patient awakes from their drug-induced coma, it takes time for them to metabolize and excrete these drugs, during which period they remain unable to care for themselves, and at increased risk of harm. The recovery room staff must manage both comatose and physiologically unstable patients, and deal with the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. The fifth edition of this popular book provides nurses, surgeons and anaesthetists with clear guidance on how to manage day-to-day problems and how to make difficult decisions. Previous editions of this book have established it as the definitive guide to setting-up, equipping, staffing, and administering an acute care unit. It includes basic science such as physiology and pharmacology, specific symptoms including pain and vomiting, and has chapters devoted to the unique post-operative needs of individual types of surgery. This new edition brings this important text up to date and new drugs and techniques for monitoring are described. A new section looks ahead to the future development and design of recovery rooms and how they can contribute to patient well being.

Author : Ann Ormsby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615728944

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There's a storm brewing in the quiet town of Litchfield. A whirlwind of media attention, political debate, and anger is about to sweep through and hold the fate of three women captive. In the eye of the storm are sixteen-year-old Clara Mahoney, a lonesome girl living in a family strained by autism; Pia Fernandez, a battered wife who wants only to escape her abusive husband; and, Loren Elliot, a forty-three-year-old who can barely make ends meet with two kids in college and a husband who just lost his job. Though these women are very different, they have a great deal in common. They are each unexpectedly pregnant, scared, and in positions where they cannot devote themselves to a child. And, they all have appointments at the same abortion clinic in Litchfield. But getting there won't be easy. Anti-choice forces-headed by a vain socialite and a self-indulgent priest-are mounting a demonstration against the clinic. Can these desperate women brave the chaos? Or will they let the public dictate their private decisions? An easy read that raises hard questions and then answers them in a compelling way, The Recovery Room is a book every woman should read.

Author : Shanice Peeples
Publisher : shanice peeples
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9798988665236

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The ReCovery Room provides a healing journey with the help of an easy-to-use book. Inside, you’ll find guidance and helpful tips to help you overcome challenges and build resilience. Get on the road to physical and mental well-being with this indispensable resource.

Author : James D. Beeson, MD
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483665573

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Death in the Recovery Room by James D. Beeson, MD Pdf

body in a recovery room isn't out of the ordinary at a busy hospital unless it's a corpse of an ill-tempered and lascivious general surgeon, that is. Lieutenant Larry Garret has his work cut for him, as nearly everyone in contact with the late Dr. Rackets had reason to dislike him. Which of his many medical enemies fired the fatal shot or is something more deadly going on here? When another body turns up in the recovery room , and then a third, Garret fears that a serial killer is on the loose in the hospital. Meanwhile , a young orderly gets swept into a racial tensions that erupt in the low-income communities around the hospital, and a series of domestic crimes and neighbors. As Garret sifts through long-buried secrets and alibis, the truth behind the murders proves to be more complex that anyone suspected. This fastpaced mystery by a retired doctor is full of authentic details and subtle insights to thrill those familiar with the world of medicine, as well as all avid mystery readers.

Author : Anthea Hatfield,Michael Tronson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199232680

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The Complete Recovery Room Book by Anthea Hatfield,Michael Tronson Pdf

"This book is brought up-to-date with this fourth edition, and remains the definitive guide to establishing, equipping, staffing, and administering this acute care unit." "New to this edition is material on risk management, administration and quality control; expanded sections on anaesthetic practice and infection prevention; and recent developments in pain control, nausea and vomitting, care of children, pregnancy, and care of the cardiac patient." "This book is essential reading for all those involved in post-operative care, particularly recovery room nurses, trainee anaesthetists, and surgeons."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anne Craig,Anthea Hatfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198846840

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The Complete Recovery Room Book by Anne Craig,Anthea Hatfield Pdf

The Complete Recovery Room Book, Sixth edition is an essential resource for health care professionals involved in post-operative care.

Author : Aaron M. Fischman,Rahul S. Patel,Robert A. Lookstein
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030816780

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Transradial Access in Interventional Radiology by Aaron M. Fischman,Rahul S. Patel,Robert A. Lookstein Pdf

This book provides how-to recommendations and detailed guides for using transradial access in interventional radiology. A relatively new and growing technique, transradial access is most commonly found within interventional cardiology. This book approaches those cardiac uses of transradial access while extending its use to other body sites and disease states. The book details the interventional radiologist’s transition to using transradial access across a broad spectrum of clinical applications, allowing them to better introduce it into their practice and to their patients. The text is divided into three sections: overview, clinical applications, and novel applications and techniques. The first section covers the history of transradial access, the initial patient assessment, and how to prepare for a procedure. The second section is divided into different diseases and interventional situations where transradial access could be considered, including subclavian artery stenosis and endovascular neurosurgery. The third section includes coverage of how to perform the latest techniques and projections for future procedures. This guide provides a manual of operations to assist in the setup of the practice, from office visit to procedure room to recovery across a variety of service lines and patient populations. Key take home points and equipment summaries accompany each chapter, allowing the user to easily navigate the book to accelerate his or her practice. This is an ideal guide for interventional radiologists.

Author : Jim Lucey
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780717159505

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In My Room by Jim Lucey Pdf

Jim Lucey has been working for more than 25 years with patients suffering from mental health problems. When people at their most vulnerable present to his room at St Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin, they reveal their fears, traumas, and very real human predicaments. Most of the assessments described in this book took place in this room. While the patients' stories are diverse, one common theme emerges – that of recovery. The psychiatrist and patients show us that recovery is possible, if we can find a way to engage. Many of us find it difficult to speak of the mind, and care of the mind requires an ability to listen and to reflect. This inspiring book will give you many moments of reflection as you journey with Jim's patients towards recovery, and will restore your faith in the human experience. 'The room is a space for the mind, and a metaphor for the mind at the same time. Most of us will never find ourselves on a psychiatrist's couch and yet our lives would be perilous if we did not make space for our mental health. In this space, we can hold up a mirror and acknowledge our search for meaning. By going to the room, life becomes more resourceful and rewarding. In showing up there, we show up for life itself.'

Author : Tim Tedder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997801883

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Affair Healing by Tim Tedder Pdf

Author : Suzanne J. Hughes,Andy Mardell
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks in Nursing
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199239641

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Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice by Suzanne J. Hughes,Andy Mardell Pdf

This handbook provides practical, easily accessible and up-to-date evidence-based information on the essential elements of perioperative practice. It offers a thorough introduction to the principles and practice of anaesthetic practice, intraoperative care and recovery nursing.

Author : Anne Craig,Anthea Hatfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780192586131

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The Complete Recovery Room Book by Anne Craig,Anthea Hatfield Pdf

The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications. The recovery room staff must manage both comatose and physiologically unstable patients, and deal with the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients. The Complete Recovery Room Book, Sixth edition, provides nurses, surgeons, and anaesthetists with up-to-date guidance and practical tips on the post-operative management of patients. Over 30 chapters, this resource covers key aspects of recovery room management from setting-up, monitoring and equipment, and managing symptoms as well as clear and concise explanations of physiology and pharmacology. Specific chapters address the unique post-operative needs of individual types of surgery and patient groups. Practical tips and short aphorisms are offered throughout the text to help retain practical information.

Author : Tong Joo Gan,Ashraf S. Habib
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107465190

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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting by Tong Joo Gan,Ashraf S. Habib Pdf

A practical resource providing guidance on treatment options and management strategies for postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Author : Kanishka Rajput,Nalini Vadivelu,Alan David Kaye,Rinoo Vasant Shah
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030552626

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Pain Control in Ambulatory Surgery Centers by Kanishka Rajput,Nalini Vadivelu,Alan David Kaye,Rinoo Vasant Shah Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive review of the challenges, risk stratification, approaches and techniques needed to improve pain control in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). It addresses not only the management of acute perioperative pain but also describes modalities that could potentially reduce the risk of evolution of acute pain into chronic pain, in addition to weaning protocols and follow ups with primary surgical specialties and pain physicians as needed. Organized into five sections, the book begins with the foundations of managing ASCs, with specific attention paid to the current opioid epidemic and U.S. policies relating to prescribing opioids to patients. Section two and three then explore facets of multimodal analgesia and non-operating room locations, including the use of ultrasounds, sedation in specific procedures, regional anesthesia, ketamine infusions, and the management of perioperative nausea and intractable pain in outpatient surgery. Section four examines the unique challenges physicians face with certain patient demographics, such as the pediatric population, those suffering from sleep apnea, and those with a history of substance abuse. The book closes with information on discharge considerations, ambulatory surgery protocols, recovery room protocols, and mandatory pain management services. An invaluable reference for all health personnel and allied specialties, Pain Control in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) meets the unmet need for a resource that covers optimum pain control in patients undergoing outpatient surgery as well as the urgent ASCs challenges that are presented on an immense scale with national and international impact.

Author : John Adriani,John B. Parmley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Postnatal care
ISBN : UOM:39015009662647

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The Recovery Room by John Adriani,John B. Parmley Pdf

Author : Jessie Ware,Lennie Ware
Publisher : Random House
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781473572096

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Table Manners: The Cookbook by Jessie Ware,Lennie Ware Pdf

'Beautifully put-together with wonderfully crafted, full-on flavour recipes for everyone. A proper family feast of a cookbook!' Tom Kerridge ‘This is a gorgeous book.’ Nigella Lawson ‘Lennie and Jessie are as madly entertaining to read as they are to be around. They are also brilliant storytellers so every recipe is as personal as it could be: a classic Jewish chopped liver served on Friday night dinners, aromatic Beef Stifado eaten on Greek holidays or an orange and pistachio cake created by son and brother. I adore this family.’ Yotam Ottolenghi ‘This book encapsulates humour, kindness, bucket loads of love and, most importantly, good food. I’m so happy to have the Ware family in my life and in my kitchen.’ Sam Smith 'damned good food' The Telegraph ‘Mum. Guess what?’ ‘What Jessie?’ ‘We’ve written a cookbook’. ‘I know darling! Do you think anyone will want to buy it?’ ‘Well, it’s the recipes we’ve made our guests – the really good ones. Like the Sausage and Bean Casserole we made Ed Sheeran, the Drunken Crouton and Kale Salad we made Yotam Ottolenghi and the two Blackberry and Custard Tarts we served Nigella.' 'You ate a whole one before she arrived, darling.' 'It’s a bloody good recipe mum.' Cooking through Table Manners is like having Jessie and Lennie at the table with you: brash, funny and full of opinions. In true Ware style, their cookbook is divided into Effortless, A Bit More Effort, Summertime, Desserts and Baking (thanks to Jessie’s brother Alex), Chrismukkah (Christmas, Hanukkah and celebrations) and, of course, Jewish-ish Food. These delicious, easy dishes are designed for real people with busy and sometimes chaotic lives with the ultimate goal of everyone eating together so unfiltered chat can flourish.