Health Reference Series: Surgery Source Book
Health Reference Series: Surgery Source Book
Editor/Author
Jones, Keith
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$85.00

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.
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