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.

Table of Contents

• 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