Post-operative complications

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Complications following surgical procedures are not only associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but also add immensely to the psychological burden of the patient and are disappointing for the surgical team. Recent research has led to a greater understanding of the response to surgery and anaesthesia, and great advances have been made in pre-operative preparation with appropriate investigations and pharmacological prophylaxis. These have reduced the incidence of manycomplications, …

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Full title :Post-operative complications / edited by David Leaper and Iain Whitaker.

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Publication Date:2010.
Edition:2nd ed

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

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Description based upon print version of record.

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Description:1 online resource (500 p.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0191726079, 9780191726071, 1283348292, 9781283348294, 9786613348296, 6613348295, 019157550X, 9780191575501
oclc:on1162417758
LC Classification:RD98
Dewey Decimal:617.9195

Contributors; Symbols and abbreviations; Section 1 General complications; 1 Post-operative pain; 2 Infection; 3 Cardiovascular complications after surgery in general; 4 Complications related to fluid and electrolyte management in surgical patients; 5 Complications of nutrition; 6 Complications of blood transfusion and coagulation; 7 Pressure sores; 8 Complications related to use of medicines in surgery; Section 2 Complications after specific types of surgery; 9 Complications of gastrointestinal surgery; 10 Complications of peripheral vascular surgery

11 Complications after cardiothoracic surgery12 Complications of abdominal transplant surgery; 13 Complications of thoracic outlet decompression and thoracoscopic sympathectomy; 14 Complications of vascular interventional radiology; 15 Complications of varicose vein surgery; 16 Complications of orthopaedic surgery; 17 Complications of amputation; 18 Complications of urological surgery; 19 Complications of ENT and head and neck surgery; 20 Complications after breast surgery; 21 Complications of plastic surgery; 22 Neurological complications after surgery; 23 Complications of hand surgery

24 Consent and other medico-legal issuesIndex;…