Section 4 – Nursing
Section 4 Nursing 27 Operating Room Metrics Todd Brown The operating room (OR) is a complex and dynamic environment that is difficult to manage and almost impossible to control. Increasing…
ANESTHESIA
Section 3 – Surgical and Anesthesia Practice Management
Section 3 Surgical and Anesthesia Practice Management 18 Preoperative Evaluation and Management Alicia G. Kalamas Contents Components of Comprehensive Preoperative Risk Assessment Various Models for the Delivery of Preoperative Care…
Section 1 – Leadership and Strategy
Section 1 Leadership and Strategy 1 Leadership Principles Christoph Egger and Alex Macario Contents Evolution of Leadership Significance of Leadership for Healthcare Organizations Challenges of OR Leadership Game Theory in…
Chapter 75 – Immune System
Abstract An antigen is a substance that stimulates the immune system, resulting in an immune response. Antigens are either proteins or polysaccharides. The immune system produces antibodies that specifically bind…
Chapter 85 – Physiology of Ageing
Abstract Ageing involves processes not only of physical but also of psychological and social change. Increasing numbers of elderly people are undergoing elective and emergency surgery, with post-operative complications being…
Chapter 89 – Temperature Regulation
Abstract Core body temperature is one of the most tightly controlled physiological parameters. Normal core body temperature ranges from 36.5 to 37.5°C. Peripheral body temperature, involving the skin and subcutaneous…
Chapter 77 – Metabolism
Abstract Metabolism refers to the whole range of biochemical reactions that occur within living organisms. Metabolism broadly encompasses anabolism (the building up of larger molecules from smaller ones) and catabolism…
Chapter 83 – Foetal Physiology
Abstract Exchange of nutrients. The placenta is an unusual organ because it is derived from the tissues of two different organisms: endometrial cells (known as decidual cells in pregnancy) from…
Chapter 87 – Altitude
Abstract High altitude has no consensus definition. It is most commonly defined as corresponding to >2500 m above sea level, where most individuals begin to show physiological adaptations. Long-term habitation…
Chapter 81 – Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal
Abstract Triiodothyronine (T3), the strongly biologically active thyroid hormone. T3 comprises only 10% of the hormones released by the thyroid gland. In the circulation, T3 is very highly protein bound…
