Risk Elderly pts Nursing home residents Planned major operations, especially neurosurgical procedures Pts receiving exogenous hormone therapy, especially desmopressin CNS disorders including psychiatric diseases Cancer, especially small-cell lung cancer Lung disease Perioperative Risks Hyponatremia Cerebral edema causing altered mentation, seizures,…
Risk Believed to be most common form of valvular heart disease, with an incidence of 2–3% in the general population. MVP is a progressive disease that begins in middle age and affects both men and women. Most common cause of…
Risk Bimodal age distribution: 20–39 y and 50–60 y. Mitral stenosis is 2–3 times more common in women and is the most common valve disease affecting pregnant women. Most common among immigrants to USA from regions where rheumatic fever is…
Introduction Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating medical condition because of the impact of permanent disability produced by paraplegia or quadriplegia. Treatment of the initial injury and reintegration of the injured patient into society place a large burden…