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Topic Index - Surgical Care

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Surgery Home

Surgery Overview

Types of Surgery

The Surgical Setting

Questions To Ask Before Surgery

Preoperative Management

Preparing for Surgery

Tests Performed Before Surgery

The Surgical Team

Types of Anesthesia and Your Anesthesiologist

Checklist for Surgery / Consent Forms / Insurance Information

Intraoperative Care

The Day of Surgery / Getting Ready For Surgery / The Operating Room

Methods of Surgery

Other Techniques of Surgery

Outpatient Surgery

Postoperative Management

Recovering From Surgery / Intensive Care

After Surgery: Discomforts and Complications

How Wounds Heal

Intra-Abdominal Abscess

Pain Management

Surgical Site Infections

Discharge Planning

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