Textbook chapter defining
Ambulatory (Day-Case) Hernia Surgery
Authored by surgeons of
The British Hernia Centre,
based upon experience of several thousands of cases.

Textbook Edited by
Robert Bendavid, Jack Abrahamson, Maurice E Arregui
Jean Bernard Flament, Edward H Phillips


 

Abdominal Wall Hernias Text Book

Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Definition of Ambulatory (Day Case) Surgery
  • Key features of Ambulatory Surgery
  • Postoperative Pain
  • The Development of Complications Unobserved by a Trained Professional
  • Suitability of Patients for Ambulatory Hernia Repair
  • Technical Factors
  • Medical Fitness of the Patient
  • Social Circumstances
  • Anesthesia (US ) for Ambulatory Hernia Surgery
  • General Anesthesia
  • Spianl or Epidural (Regional) Anesthesia
  • Local Anesthesia
  • Patient Information and Education
  • Preoperative Counseling
  • Postoperative Instructions
  • Twenty-Four-Hour Contact Telephone Number
  • British Hernia Centre Practice
  • Economics, Feasibility and Patient Satisfaction
  • Conclusion
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    Published by Springer, New York, 2001
    ISBN 0-387-95004-4









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