Health Reference Series: Surgery Source Book

Editor/Author Jones, Keith
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.

Single-User Purchase Price: $85.00 This title is available for purchase on Credo platforms only. This is not a download.
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $127.50
ISBN: 978-0-7808-1565-0
Category: Health & Medicine - Medicine
Image Count: 50
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Surgery Sourcebook, Fourth Edition describes most common surgical procedures and discusses preparations patients may want to make prior to undergoing surgery, including choosing a surgeon, getting a second opinion, and donating blood, as well as postsurgical physical discomforts, nutrition and exercise considerations, and strategies for facilitating recovery.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

General Health and Wellness Essentials Collection

Preface
Part I: Introduction to Surgery
Chapter 1— Overview of Surgical Specialties
Chapter 2— Types and Approaches to Surgery
Chapter 3— Specialized Surgical Techniques
Section 3.1— Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic Surgery)
Section 3.2— Robotic-Assisted Surgical Systems
Section 3.3— Laser Surgery
Chapter 4— Understanding Pediatric Surgery
Chapter 5— Surgery in Older Adults
Chapter 6— Surgery Statistics
Section 6.1— Ambulatory Surgery Data
Section 6.2— Benign Uterine Fibroids Surgery
Section 6.3— Knee Replacement Surgery
Section 6.4— Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Chapter 7— Recent Research and Trends in Surgery and Patient Outcomes
Section 7.1— Anesthesia: Is It Safe for Young Brains?
Section 7.2— Imaging Technique for Analysis of Brain Tumor Tissue during Surgery
Section 7.3— Contaminated Devices Putting Open-Heart Surgery Patients at Risk
Section 7.4— Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery for High Risk Patients
Section 7.5— Tissue Engineering and Surgery for Fixing Flawed Body Parts
Section 7.6— Technologies Enhance Tumor Surgery
Section 7.7— Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
Part II: Preparing for Surgery
Chapter 8— How to Find a Qualified Surgeon
Chapter 9— How to Get a Second Opinion
Chapter 10— How to Prepare for Surgery
Chapter 11— Choosing a Hospital
Chapter 12— Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Chapter 13— Anesthesia
Section 13.1— Anesthesia Basics
Section 13.2— Regional Anesthesia for Postsurgical Pain
Section 13.3— Surgery Risks
Chapter 14— Substance Use and Surgery
Section 14.1— Alcohol Use and Heart Surgery
Section 14.2— Smoking and Surgery
Chapter 15— Blood Donation
Section 15.1— Donating Blood for Surgery
Section 15.2— Blood Donation Types
Chapter 16— Reducing Anxiety before Surgery
Chapter 17— Understanding Informed Consent
Chapter 18— Ensuring Patient Safety
Section 18.1— Twenty Tips to Prevent Medical Errors
Section 18.2— Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors
Section 18.3— Things You Can Do to Be a Safe Patient
Section 18.4— Wrong-Site Surgery: Help Avoid Mistakes in Your Surgery
Chapter 19— What Medicare Covers If You Are Having Surgery
Chapter 20— Advanced Care Planning
Chapter 21— Medical Tourism
Part III: Common Types of Surgery and Surgical Procedures
Chapter 22— Head and Neck Surgery
Section 22.1— Treating Head and Neck Cancers
Section 22.2— Brain Tumor Surgery
Section 22.3— Ear Tube Surgery for Ear Infections
Section 22.4— Cochlear Implant Surgery
Section 22.5— Sinus Surgery
Section 22.6— Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Section 22.7— Thyroid Surgery
Chapter 23— Eye Surgery
Section 23.1— Cataract Surgery
Section 23.2— Glaucoma Surgery
Section 23.3— Macular Degeneration Surgery
Section 23.4— Laser Eye Surgery (LASIK) for Refractive Disorders
Section 23.5— Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation Surgery
Chapter 24— Dental and Endodontic Surgery
Section 24.1— Oral Surgical Procedures
Section 24.2— Periodontal (Gum) Disease
Section 24.3— Endodontic Conditions and Treatment
Chapter 25— Breast Surgeries
Section 25.1— Surgery Choices for Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) or Breast Cancer
Section 25.2— Breast Biopsy
Section 25.3— Lumpectomy
Section 25.4— Breast Reconstruction
Section 25.5— Breast Implant Surgery
Chapter 26— Respiratory Tract and Lung Surgeries
Section 26.1— Treating Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP)
Section 26.2— Tracheostomy
Section 26.3— Treating Atelectasis (Collapsed Lung)
Section 26.4— Lung Transplant
Chapter 27— Heart and Vascular Surgery
Section 27.1— An Overview of Heart Surgery
Section 27.2— Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Coronary Angioplasty)
Section 27.3— Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Section 27.4— Valve Repair and Replacement
Section 27.5— Arrhythmia Surgery
Section 27.6— Carotid Endarterectomy
Section 27.7— Aneurysm Repair
Section 27.8— Heart Transplant
Chapter 28— Implantable Devices for Heart Problems
Section 28.1— Cardioverter Defibrillator
Section 28.2— Pacemaker
Chapter 29— Joint, Bone, and Spine Surgery
Section 29.1— Joint Replacement Surgery
Section 29.2— Carpal Tunnel Surgery
Section 29.3— Hip Replacement Surgery
Section 29.4— Knee Replacement Surgery
Section 29.5— Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Section 29.6— Low Back Surgery
Chapter 30— Gastrointestinal Surgery
Section 30.1— Appendectomy
Section 30.2— Bowel Diversion Surgeries
Section 30.3— Colectomy
Section 30.4— Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgery
Section 30.5— Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)
Section 30.6— Hemorrhoid Surgery
Section 30.7— Hernia Surgery
Section 30.8— Inguinal Hernia
Chapter 31— Weight-Loss (Bariatric) Surgery
Section 31.1— Overview of Bariatric Surgery for Severe Obesity
Section 31.2— Bariatric Surgery: Potential Candidates, Benefits, and Side Effects
Chapter 32— Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
Section 32.1— Hysterectomy
Section 32.2— Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Section 32.3— Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Section 32.4— Episiotomy
Section 32.5— Female Sterilization
Section 32.6— Uterine Fibroid Surgery
Chapter 33— Kidney Transplant
Chapter 34— Urological Surgery
Section 34.1— Circumcision
Section 34.2— Prostate Cancer Surgery
Section 34.3— Urinary Incontinence Surgery
Section 34.4— Urinary Diversion
Section 34.5— Vasectomy (Male Sterilization)
Chapter 35— Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Section 35.1— Cosmetic Surgery: Things to Consider
Section 35.2— Liposuction
Section 35.3— Surgery for Skin Cancer
Chapter 36— Gender Reassignment Surgery
Chapter 37— Organ Transplant Surgeries
Section 37.1— How Organ Allocation Works and Transplant Process
Section 37.2— Organ Transplant Patients and Fungal Infections
Chapter 38— Emergency, Critical Care, or Traumatic Surgery
Section 38.1— Amputation
Section 38.2— Chest Tube Thoracostomy
Part IV: Managing Pain and Surgical Complications
Chapter 39— Pain Control and Surgery
Chapter 40— Assisted Breathing and Surgery
Chapter 41— Managing Blood Loss with Blood Transfusions
Chapter 42— Infection and Surgery
Section 42.1— Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
Section 42.2— Steps to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Section 42.3— Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
Section 42.4— Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
Section 42.5— Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Infections
Section 42.6— Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections
Section 42.7— Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Section 42.8— Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infection
Section 42.9— Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Section 42.10— Sepsis
Chapter 43— Other Surgical Complications
Section 43.1— Abdominal Adhesions
Section 43.2— Deep Vein Thrombosis
Section 43.3— Headache after Lumbar Puncture
Section 43.4— Lung Function Tests Help Identify Lung Complications after Surgery
Section 43.5— Cardiogenic Shock
Section 43.6— Breast Implant Complications
Part V: Recovering from Surgery
Chapter 44— What to Expect after Surgery
Section 44.1— What to Expect in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Section 44.2— What to Expect If You Are Going Home the Day of Surgery
Section 44.3— What to Expect after Hip Replacement Surgery
Section 44.4— What to Expect after Knee Replacement Surgery
Chapter 45— Hospital Discharge Planning
Chapter 46— Moving to a Nursing Home
Chapter 47— Nutrition and Exercise Concerns after Surgery
Section 47.1— Postsurgical Physical Activity Recommendations
Section 47.2— Tube Feeding
Section 47.3— Nutrition Considerations after Weight-Loss (Bariatric) Surgery
Chapter 48— Caring for Surgical Incisions and Drains
Section 48.1— Caring for Your Incision
Section 48.2— Caring for a Surgical Drain
Chapter 49— Caring for an Ostomy Pouch after Surgery
Chapter 50— Blood Clot Risks and Travel
Part VI: Additional Help and Information
Chapter 51— Glossary of Terms Related to Surgery
Chapter 52— Directory of Organizations That Provide Information about Surgery