Core Topics in General & Emergency Surgery: Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice (97 page)
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V
Vagina injury scale,
265t
265t
Validity
construct,
24
24
criterion,
24
24
defined,
24
24
external,
3
3
internal,
3
3
Value of information analysis,
37
37
Vascular Governance North West (VGNW) model,
289–290
289–290
Venography,
276
276
Venous foot pumps,
273
273
Venous injury,
269–270
269–270
Venous thromboembolism (VTE),
268–285
268–285
diagnosis,
274–278
274–278
epidemiology,
268–269
268–269
management,
278–281
278–281
aims,
278
278
anticoagulation,
278–281
278–281
high-risk PE,
278
278
inferior vena caval (IVC) filters,
280
280
thrombolysis,
280
280
pathophysiology,
269–270
269–270
Virchow’s triad,
269–270
269–270
prevention,
272–274
272–274
guidelines,
272–273
272–273
thromboprophylaxis,
273–274
273–274
thrombophilias,
270
270
Venous ultrasound,
276
276
Ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scanning,
277
277
Ventilatory problems,
319b
319b
Virchow’s triad,
269–270
269–270
Visceral perfusion,
239
239
Visual analogue scales (VAS),
28–29
28–29
vs rating scales,
29
29
Vitamins,
322
322
Vitamin A,
311b
311b
Vitamin D,
311b
311b
Vitamin E,
311b
311b
Vitamin K,
311b
311b
Vomiting,
350–352
350–352
V-POSSUM (vascular),
289–290
289–290
Vulva injury scale,
266t
266t
W
6-minute walk test,
294
294
Warfarin,
279–280
279–280
Weight
loss,
357
357
Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome,
314–315
314–315
Whipple’s procedure,
246
246
Whirlpool sign,
221
221
Willingness-to-pay (WTP) thresholds,
35
35
World Congress on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS),
238
238
Z
Zinc,
311b
311b
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