Patient safety in plastic surgery / edited by V. Leroy Young, MD, FACS, President, BodyAesthetic Plastic Surgery and Skincare Center St. Louis, Missouri, Richard Botney, MD, assistant professor and staff anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon ; with illustrations by Brenda L. Bunch, MAMS.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Young, V. Leroy.

Botney, Richard.

Bunch, Brenda L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgery, Plastic--Safety measures.

Surgery, Plastic.

Surgery, Plastic--Complications--Prevention.

Intraoperative Complications--prevention & control.

Plastic Surgery Procedures.

Postoperative Complications--prevention & control.

Safety.

Surgery, Plastic--Complications.

Industrial safety.

Medical Subjects:

Intraoperative Complications--prevention & control.

Plastic Surgery Procedures.

Postoperative Complications--prevention & control.

Safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (621 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Thieme, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Patient safety is an overriding concern in all surgery and particularly in plastic surgery, where many of the procedures are elective, but information about patient safety has traditionally been scattered throughout the literature. Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery covers all of the essential patient safety topics in one valuable resource. Timely and practical, the book places special emphasis on clinical issues. It begins with the safety concerns most often identified by plastic surgeons, such as DVTs, surgical site infections, sleep apnea, and anesthesia safety. Beyond these obvious problems are major safety issues that often fall off the radar. These are critical to patient comfort and safety, but they do not always receive the attention they merit, such as hypothermia, nausea and vomiting, proper patient positioning, and screening and management of medical co-morbidities. Other important chapters focus on the identification and avoidance of patients who are poor psychological candidates for surgery and the legal aspects of safety. The book is edited by V. Leroy Young, a well-known plastic surgeon, and Richard Botney, a noted anesthesiologist. They offer readers the advantage of their combined experience along with that of a multidisciplinary group of experts on the different topics covered.

Notes:

Made available through: Thieme ElectronicBook Library.

ISBN:

9781626239388

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.