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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