Surgical Pitfalls: Prevention and Management [Hardback]

Evans (surgery, Georgetown U. Medical Center.) presents a text for surgeons in training and surgery professionals at all levels of expertise, designed to facilitate significant error prevention and to improve and enhance error training through surgical residencies. Eighty-seven chapters by 119 surgery academics and practitioners, clinical and hospital administrators, and legal professionals--all but one from the U.S.--identify intraoperative errors that occur at specific steps during both simple and complex operations. The text explains how those errors can be prevented, the consequences of the errors if they occur, and how to repair or correct errors once they have happened. Covering 80-plus major procedures, the material is arranged in sections on general considerations and bedside procedures, followed by 11 sections of specific procedures organized by surgical area. The material is illustrated throughout with b&w and color photographs and diagrams. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book provides a unique visual and comprehensive approach to intra-operative technical errors and covers identification, consequences, repair and prevention of those errors. Detailed analyses of all reported complications for more than 80 major operations help you minimize the risk of errors in surgical procedures ranging from general, thoracic, vascular, and pediatric...to colorectal, endocrine, breast and trauma. A practical approach provides you with the essential guidance you need to make the best clinical decisions.

• Offers in-depth guidance on the prevention, management, and consequences of complications and pitfalls that occur before, during, and after surgery-all in one convenient resource.
  
• Organizes sections according to area of surgery for fast reference.
  
• Features a templated outline for specific procedures, allowing you to quickly review the associated pitfalls.
  
• Presents over 800 illustrations-including full-color intraoperative and postoperative photos-which enable you to follow the progression of a surgery and watch out for "problem areas," while color line drawings help you visualize complex procedures.