TY  - JOUR
T1  - CAre of the surgical patient, including pathologic physiology and principles of diagnosis and treatment
Y1  - 1949/10/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1949.02910080067028
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 567
EP  - 567
VL  - 141
IS  - 8
N2  - This guide to the care of the surgical patient has been prepared with the assistance of several collaborators. While it ideally represents the standard practice in the surgical service of one teaching hospital, it covers a variety of situations which are daily problems in any active surgical hospital. As such it leans heavily on experience and gives few references to the literature.The book begins with an outline for examining the patient admitted to the service. The unconscious patient is a frequent problem and the description of what to look for is a gem of brevity. This is followed by a description of technic for regional examinations. General considerations of the status of the patient, depending on the particular pathologic processes encountered, come next. Nutrition, fluid balance, shock, hemorrhages and infections are some of the subjects discussed. Ideas on liver toxins in shock are mentioned. The management of common postoperative
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1949.02910080067028
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02910080067028
ER  -