Graham Patch Repair
Chapter 15 Graham Patch Repair Babak Sarani, MD, Andrea Badillo, MD INTRODUCTION The surgical management of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) has changed dramatically since the 1970s primarily owing to the…
Teaching Technical Skills—Errors in the Process
Chapter 2 Teaching Technical Skills—Errors in the Process Hugh M. Foy, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION The primary duty of a surgical educator is to help instill the knowledge,…
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Chapter 9 Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Rovinder S. Sandhu, MD, Michael D. Pasquale, MD INTRODUCTION Pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) has been the subject of enormous controversy regarding its utility since its…
Inguinal and Umbilical Hernias
Chapter 86 Inguinal and Umbilical Hernias Earl Hodin, MD Inguinal Hernia INTRODUCTION Inguinal herniorrhaphy is one of the most common operations performed by the pediatric surgeon. Inguinal hernias in children…
Pancreatic Cyst/Debridement
Chapter 38 Pancreatic Cyst/Debridement Lynt B. Johnson, MD, Patrick G. Jackson, MD, Trevor Upham, MD Inflammatory Pancreatic Cyst Drainage Lynt B. Johnson INTRODUCTION Cysts of the pancreas are typically inflammatory…
Anesthesia for the Surgeon
Chapter 5 Anesthesia for the Surgeon Ankur Gosalia, MD, Babak Sarani, MD INTRODUCTION Perioperative management has changed significantly since the early 1980s. Specifically, many operations that historically required preoperative hospitalization…
Distal Pancreatectomy
Chapter 36 Distal Pancreatectomy Kiran K. Dhanireddy, MD, Thomas M. Fishbein, MD INTRODUCTION Distal pancreatectomy is performed for a variety of benign and malignant indications. The tail of the pancreas…
Arterial Catheterization
Chapter 10 Arterial Catheterization Elizabeth A. David, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION Continuous arterial pressure monitoring and direct arterial blood samplings are the two most common indications for arterial…
Chest Tube Insertion
Chapter 11 Chest Tube Insertion Aarti Mathur, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION Drainage of the pleural space by means of tube thoracostomy is a common procedure performed for a…
From Error to Perfection: The Process of Surgical Maturation
Chapter 1 From Error to Perfection: The Process of Surgical Maturation Stephen R.T. Evans, MD Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them…
