The use of intravenous access devices is fundamental for all patients needing frequent blood sample collection, artificial nutrition, chemotherapy, antibiotic therapy, and any other intravenous treatment.
El uso de catéteres es fundamental para todos aquellos pacientes que necesitan someterse a extracciones de sangre frecuentes, que requieren de nutrición parenteral, quimioterapia, antibioterapia o cualquier tratamiento que se deba administrar por vía intravenosa, ya sea en el ámbito hospitalario como domiciliar. La gran novedad de los últimos diez años en este campo, ha sido la imprevista y extraordinaria difusión de los PICC y los Midline, catéteres implantados siguiendo la técnica ecoguiada, cuyo implante lo llevan a cabo médicos y enfermeros debidamente entrenados para ello. La introducción y difusión de los PICC en Italia ha sido asociada históricamente con la misma actividad científica y didáctica de los autores del presente manual.
Mountain Emergency Medicine has seen exponential development due to the ever-increasing number of people who hike or trek as well as practice extreme sports. Emergency physicians and nurses need to be equipped with the necessary training to be able to manage “on the field” accidents and sicknesses as well as their own physical security. Theoretical knowledge is generally of high level but practical expertise is dangerously lacking in many operators. Furthermore, treatment modalities on the field have not been completely codified and are not supported by internationally-accepted guidelines. This book is the first to offer a complete and thorough approach to this field of Emergency Medicine based on the latest research findings.
