Handbook of postoperative complications / D.J. Leaper and A.L.G. Peel.
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TextSeries: Oxford pocket medicine | Oxford pocket medicinePublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: xviii, 524 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN: - 9780192630704 (pbk.) :
- 0192630709(pbk.)
- 617.01 LEA
- RD98
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 617.01 LEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 203211 | ||
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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
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.