TY - BOOK AU - Leaper,David J. AU - Peel,A.L.G. AU - Peel,A.L.G. TI - Handbook of postoperative complications T2 - Oxford pocket medicine SN - 9780192630704 (pbk.) : AV - RD98 U1 - 617.01 LEA PY - 2003/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Surgery KW - Complications KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - General surgery KW - thema KW - Peri-operative care KW - Medical research N1 - Includes index; Introduction--PART I: GENERAL COMPLICATIONS--1. Infective complications of surgery in general--2. Venous thromboembolism--3. Cardiovascular complications after surgery in general; 4. Complications of fluid and electrolyte balance in surgical patients; 5. Complications of nutrition--6. Complications of blood transfusion and coagulatio--7. Pressure sores: causes and potential complication--8. Complications after drugs used perioperatively or in surgical intervention; 9. Neurological complications after surgery in general; 10. Postoperative complications related to anaesthesia and intensive care--PART II: COMPLICATIONS AFTER SPECIFIC TYPES OF SURGER--11. Complications of gastrointestinal surgery--12. Complications of peripheral vascular surgery--3. Complications after cardiopulmonary surgery--14. Complications of thoracic outlet decompression and transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy--15. Complications of interventional vascular radiology; 16. Complications of varicose vein surgery; 17. Complications of orthopaedic surgery--18. Complications of amputation--9. Postoperative complications in urology--20. Complications after head and neck surgery--21. Complications after breast surgery--22. Complications of plastic surgery--23. Wound complications (after laparotomy and surgery in general)--24. Complications of neurosurgery and spinal surgery--25. Complications after gynaecological surgery--26. Medicolegal aspects of postoperative complications N2 - This handbook focuses on the complications which can arise after surgical procedures. The first section covers general complications and the second covers complications encountered after specific types of surgery. The book is written in the familiar convenient and concise style of the series ER -