Surgery Sourcebook, 6th Ed.

People undergo surgery for many reasons, and it is sometimes considered to be an effective treatment option. Some surgeries are performed to ease the pain, while some are done to treat a disease or help the body work better. In most cases, surgeries save lives; however, they also carry significant risks, such as bleeding, side effects of anesthesia, and infection. New developments in surgical techniques, such as lasers, computer-assisted and robotic surgery, and laparoscopic surgery, have enabled surgeons to control surgical complications better and minimize patient risks.

Surgery Sourcebook, Sixth Edition describes the most common surgical procedures, including head and neck, eye, dental and oral, breast, lung, heart and vascular, joint and spine, gastrointestinal (GI), weight-loss (bariatric), gynecologic and obstetric, and urological surgeries. It also discusses preparations patients may want to make prior to undergoing surgery, including choosing a hospital, getting a second opinion, and prehabilitation in surgery, as well as pain management after surgery, infections and surgical complications, and strategies for facilitating recovery and rehabilitation. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms and a directory of resources for additional help and information.

Part 1. Introduction to Surgery provides basic information about surgery and its types along with the facts on specialized surgical techniques including laparoscopic, computer-assisted, robotic, laser, and cryosurgery. The part concludes with the future trends in surgery.

Part 2. Preparing for Surgery offers patients information on finding a hospital, obtaining a second opinion, and preoperative procedures. Services provided by ambulatory surgical centers are also detailed.

Part 3. Common Surgeries and Procedures provides details about head and neck, eye, dental and oral, breast, lung, heart and vascular, joint and spine, gastrointestinal (GI), weight-loss (bariatric), gynecologic and obstetric, and urological surgeries. The part also highlights cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures and offers information about organ transplantation and amputation surgeries.

Part 4. Managing Postoperative Pain and Complications focuses on the postoperative complications and discusses methods for controlling pain, managing blood loss, and preventing health-care-associated infections (HAIs), such as surgical site infections (SSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. The part also identifies other complications that may affect surgical patients, including abdominal adhesions, venous thromboembolism (VTE), and cardiogenic shock.

Part 5. Recovery and Rehabilitation after Surgery offers insight into the process of recovering from surgery, along with information on artificial airways and ventilation support, strategies for caring for incisions, surgical drains, and blot clot risks. Hospital discharge planning is also discussed in detail.

Part 6. Additional Help and Information provides a glossary of important terms related to surgery and a directory of organizations that offer information to people undergoing surgery or their caregivers.