Esophagectomy
Chapter 5 Esophagectomy Lee L. Swanstrom Introduction Franz Torek performed the first successful esophagectomy in 1913, after this high-risk surgery had been described 30 years with no patient survivors. Improvements…
Splenectomy
Chapter 17 Splenectomy Christopher T. Siegel and Raymond Onders Introduction Nontraumatic splenectomy is usually indicated for patients with benign or malignant hematologic disorders who are not responding to medical therapy….
Selective (Supraomohyoid) Neck Dissection, Levels I-III
Chapter 1 Selective (Supraomohyoid) Neck Dissection, Levels I-III Chad A. Zender, Evan McBeath and Pierre Lavertu Introduction Neck dissection has been a standard method of removing at-risk or involved cancerous…
Gastrectomy
Chapter 8 Gastrectomy Jeffrey M. Hardacre Introduction The number and types of gastric procedures performed by surgeons-in-training have changed dramatically over time. With the advent of histamine receptor (H2) blockers…
Heineke-Mikulicz Pyloroplasty and Duodenotomy for Bleeding Ulcer
Chapter 9 Heineke-Mikulicz Pyloroplasty and Duodenotomy for Bleeding Ulcer Jeffrey M. Marks Introduction Surgery for bleeding duodenal ulcers is required less often now as a result of advances in endoscopic…
Tracheotomy and Cricothyrotomy
Chapter 2 Tracheotomy and Cricothyrotomy Rod Rezaee, Yi-Chun Carol Liu and Pierre Lavertu Introduction Tracheotomy (tracheostomy) is one of the oldest surgical procedures known, with the first reference 3000 to…
Equipment and facilities
6 Equipment and facilities Learning objectives 1. Discuss USP 797 guidelines and their importance in preventing microbial contamination. 2. Discuss requirements for the intravenous area according to USP 797, and demonstrate environmental…
Calculations used in intravenous preparations
5 Calculations used in intravenous preparations Learning objectives 1. Calculate the volume of an injectable solution and the quantity of drug in an injectable solution. 2. Calculate powder volume for an injectable…
Techniques for preparing intravenous admixtures
7 Techniques for preparing intravenous admixtures Learning objectives 1. Describe the equipment used in aseptic manipulations and how to remove an air bubble from the syringe barrel. 2. Describe how to set…
Quality assurance and medication error prevention
11 Quality assurance and medication error prevention Learning objectives 1. Identify training and competency requirements for personnel who are compounding sterile preparations. 2. Discuss causes of medications errors and the technician’s role…
