What You Need to Know about Surgery

by Molly B. Shapiro and Elaine Gill

Facing the prospect of surgery can be an overwhelming experience. This book covers every aspect of the surgery process. It advises on how to prepare for surgery, explains the equipment that is used,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895948982
• ISBN13: 9780895948984
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Crossing Press
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Author's comments

Although I wrote this book last year, I still use it as a reference book to look up definitions, check drug dosages or normal blood test values. Take a peek at Chapter 15 on Coping. This was inspired by surgery patients like you. These experts showed me why a positive attitude is necessary during this stressful event. Why not draw from their experiences rather than learn the hard way?

It's like having your own private duty nurse in your purse.

As a surgeon, I recommend that all my patients just flip through it. The graphs, sidebars, and tables list and define normal laboratory and other test results. It explains anesthesia and other medications, as well as mapping what happens from admission to OR. This book has prevented many post-op complications. The medical dictionary in the back is worth the price, alone. My patients seem more motivated to heal because of this book.