Emergency Management of the Hi-Tech Patient in Acute and Critical Care

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE HI-TECH PATIENT IN ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE Emergency Management of the Hi-Tech Patient in Acute and Critical Care helps practitioners stabilize and care for pediatric and adult patients who have specialized medical devices such as prosthetic valves, cochlear transplants, insulin pumps, orthopedic hardware, and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. Using a step-by-step approach to acute presentations of patients with clinical hardware, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides specific instructions for the initial evaluation and management of numerous clinical scenarios including device malfunctions, infections, trauma, surgical complications, and more. Encompassing management of both the patient and the device, the guide enables emergency and critical care clinicians to rapidly make appropriate treatment decisions without the immediate need for extensive research, extended discussions with subspecialists, or recalling complex diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. Clear, concise, and easy-to-follow chapters—written by a panel of highly experienced experts across specialties—include numerous algorithms, figures, tables, diagrams, and color illustrations and clinical images. An invaluable resource for improving the quality of care for the unique hi-tech patient population, this advanced practical manual: Provides algorithms for the most common clinical scenarios of device malfunction and related complications Covers management of patients who have undergone major operations such as organ transplantation or complex congenital heart disease repair Presents detailed management plans for a wide range of hardware types and medical conditions Offers expert guidance to practitioners in settings where not all specialties are readily available, such as rural and remote areas or community hospitals Features contributions from a team of experts in various areas of adult and pediatric emergency and critical care medicine Emergency Management of the Hi-Tech Patient in Acute and Critical Care is a must-have clinical reference and guide for pediatric and adult emergency medicine physicians, general pediatricians, internists, general practitioners, critical care specialists, and allied health practitioners. Cover Emergency Management of the Hi-Tech Patient in Acute and Critical Care 2021 Contents List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Section I Gastro-intestinal Devices 1 Using and Troubleshooting Enteral Feeding Devices 2 Gastrointestinal Diversions 3 Management of the Bariatric Surgery Patient in the Emergency Department 4 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Section II Central Catheters 5 Indwelling Central Venous Catheter Devices 6 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis 7 Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters Section III ENT and OMFS Devices 8 Orthopedic Devices 9 Spine Devices 10 Facial Distractors 11 Management of Facial Fractures in Adults and Children 12 Cranial Orthotics and Ear Molding 13 Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Section IV CNS Devices 14 Cerebral-ventricular Shunts 15 Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients with Neurosurgical Devices Section V Miscellaneous Devices 16 Ophthalmic Devices 17 Breast Implants 18 Cutaneous Delivery Systems/Patches 19 Dental Emergencies Involving Oral Hardware Section VI Wound Management Devices 20 Emergency Management of Patients with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices (NPWTD) 21 Emergency Management of Patients with Wound Infections 22 Emergency Management of Patients with Genitourinary Prostheses Section VIII Cardiac Devices 23 Management of Prosthetic Valve Complications 24 Emergency Management of Patients with Vascular Occlusion Devices, Stents, or Filters 25 The Emergency Department Approach to the Patient with an Implantable Mechanical Circulatory Support Device 26 Emergency Management of the Patient with an Implantable Pacemaker or Defibrillator Section IX Pulmonary Devices 27 Invasive Ventilation 28 Respiratory Medication Devices 29 Secretion Clearance Devices 30 Non-invasive Ventilation 31 Tracheostomy Tubes Index