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Manual of Preoperative and Postoperative Care [PDF]

open access: possibleAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1967
In 1959 the Committee of Pre and Postoperative Care of the American College of Surgeons was formed. This committee was responsible for preparing the manuals and conducting the annual course on this subject. With eight years gestation for growth maturation and development, the manual has become the final fruit of its labors.
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Compliance with preoperative care measures reduces surgical site infection after colorectal operation

Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2018
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major cause of morbidity complicating colorectal operations. Several evidence‐based preoperative strategies are associated with decreased SSI rates.
F. Guzman-Pruneda   +7 more
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Effect of preoperative education and ICU tour on patient and family satisfaction and anxiety in the intensive care unit after elective cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Quality & Safety, 2020
Background Preoperative education may help participants to psychologically prepare themselves for surgery, but the outcomes of such preparation have rarely been assessed in patients requiring postoperative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) as well as
V. Lai   +7 more
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Preoperative care of patients undergoing stoma formation: what the nurse needs to know.

Nursing Standard, 2017
Rationale and key points This article addresses preoperative care of patients for whom surgery to form a stoma is planned. It discusses conditions that may result in the formation of a stoma, explores preoperative investigations that may be necessary ...
J. Burch
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Preoperative Pulmonary Care

Nihon Kikan Shokudoka Gakkai Kaiho, 2011
術前呼吸ケアの目的は全身状態の改善および術後の重篤な肺合併症を予防し早期離床を達成することである。このため術前評価と術後合併症を予測し,術式による呼吸機能障害の程度を把握する。喫煙者は非喫煙者と比較して有意に術後肺炎の発症が多いため少なくとも術前1カ月以上前に禁煙させることが推奨される。気道クリアランスについてのシステマチックレビューでは排痰法の有用性についての高いエビデンスは示されていない。このため個々の排痰法は患者の病態に合わせその利点,欠点を理解し施行することが重要である。またインセンティブスパイロメトリーは手術後に日常的に使用されているが,術後の有用性について高いエビデンスは示されていない。ところで肺癌,食道癌,頭頸部領域の癌は喫煙との関与が濃厚でありchronic obstructive ...
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Preoperative Preparation and Care

2013
The feasibility of robotic radical cystectomy has been established. Given the advanced age of presentation, a thorough evaluation, involving cancer staging, review of medical history, and physical examination, is of utmost importance. Contraindications are similar to any laparoscopic surgery but special attention should be taken to underlying pulmonary
Joshua Griffin, Jeffrey M. Holzbeierlein
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Manual of Preoperative and Postoperative Care

Archives of Surgery, 1983
For the surgeon who has questions about preoperative or postoperative care, this manual from the American College of Surgeons will serve well. The text is organized under four headings: the basics, pediatrics, the organ systems, and special patient problems, ie, multiple injuries, burns, cancer, and physiologic support systems.
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Preoperative Care for Cryosurgery

2014
Preoperative considerations in cryosurgery include aspects that relate to the surgeons and some that relate to the patient. Before treating a lesion with cryosurgery, the operator should have the diagnosis. Considerations about location, skin type, and number of lesions are part of this assessment.
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Preoperative oral care and effect on postoperative complications after major cancer surgery

British Journal of Surgery, 2018
Improving patients' oral hygiene is an option for preventing postoperative pneumonia that may be caused by aspiration of oral and pharyngeal secretions.
M. Ishimaru   +5 more
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Psychological Aspects of Preoperative and Postoperative Care

The American Journal of Nursing, 1955
T HE psychological care of patients, in many respects, is the no-man's land of surgery. Everyone has a claim on it, but no one really owns it. In other areas, responsibility is well defined. Here it is not. Surgical management is clearly the surgeon's job, anesthesia belongs to the anesthesiologist, and the nurse has certain prescribed duties.
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