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The postanesthesia trauma patient: a case study
Journal of Post Anesthesia Nursing
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
With the number of trauma centers across the country on the increase, it is vital that the PACU nurse understands anesthesia for the trauma patient. The purpose of this article is to describe anesthetic agents, airway management, fluid replacement, and complications common in the trauma patient. Nursing interventions also are identified for the unstable or potentially unstable trauma patient.
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