ABC of tubes, drains, lines and frames
By: edited by Adam Brooks, Peter Mahoney, Brian Rowlands
Series: ABC series; ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9781405160148
Description: "The ABC of Tubes, Drains, Lines and Frames is a practical guide that provides a clear account of the key issues involved in the assessment and management of surgical wounds, tubes, drains, lines and stomas - from the operating theatre to the Critical Care unit and from the ward into the community. It highlights common pitfalls and includes 'trouble shooting' sections that provide an understanding of the issues at all stages of post-operative care." "This new ABC is an invaluable resource for all GPs, practice nurses, surgical nurses, junior doctors and community paramedics."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The complex abdomen / Adam Brooks, Peter Mahoney, Brian Rowlands; title: Surgical airways / Andy Taylor; title: The chest / Ben Davies, Adam Brooks; title: Lines / Adam Wolverson; title: Pain / Trudy Towell, Jonathan Mole; title: Feeding / Dlieep Lobo, Joy Field; title: Surgical wounds; title: Surgical drains; title: Hepatobiliary / Dlieep Lobo, Joy Field; title: Stomas / Iain Anderson; title: Urology / Gurm Mann; title: Central nervous system / Neil Buxton; title: Frames, pins and plaster / Ian Pallister.