Principles of the surgical management of cancer
6 Principles of the surgical management of cancer M.A. Potter Chapter contents The biology of cancer The management of patients with cancer The biology of cancer A neoplasm or new…
Postoperative care and complications
9 Postoperative care and complications R.W. Parks Chapter contents Introduction Immediate postoperative care Surgical ward care Complications of anaesthesia and surgery Introduction Following an operation, there are three phases of…
Nutritional support in surgical patients
3 Nutritional support in surgical patients K.C.H. Fearon, G.L. Carlson Chapter contents Introduction 38 Assessment of nutritional status 38 Assessment of nutritional requirements 40 Causes of inadequate intake 40 Methods…
Infections and antibiotics
4 Infections and antibiotics S. Gossain, P.M. Hawkey Chapter contents Importance of infection Biology of infection Preventing infection in surgical patients Prophylactic use of antibiotics Management of surgical infections Specific…
Transfusion of blood components and plasma products
2 Transfusion of blood components and plasma products R.H.A. Green, M.L. Turner Chapter contents Introduction Blood donation Blood components Plasma products Red cell serology Pretransfusion testing Indications for transfusion Blood…
Day surgery
10 Day surgery D. McWhinnie Chapter contents Introduction Facilities for day surgery The patient pathway Day surgery procedures 23-hour surgery Introduction Ambulatory surgery is the generic term for surgical procedures…
Global Analysis of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Data
, Eugene G. Novikov1, 2, Victor V. Skakun1 and Vladimir V. Apanasovich1 (1) Department of Systems Analysis and Computer Simulation, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus (2) Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Jena, Germany Abstract In this…
Quantifying Lipid-Protein Interaction by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS)
(1) Centro de Química-Física Molecular and Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (2) Departamento Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade…
Photoinduced Electron Transfer Modeling to Simulate Flavoprotein Fluorescence Decay
(1) Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand (2) Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (3) Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Center…
Global Analysis of Autocorrelation Functions and Photon Counting Distributions in Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy
, Anatoli V. Digris1 and Vladimir V. Apanasovich1 (1) Department of Systems Analysis and Computer Simulation, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus Abstract In fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and photon counting histogram (PCH) analysis,…
