OC138: The pre-operative assessment (including MRI) and surgical approach to uterine abnormalities

Pre-operative assessment of elective surgical patients.

Patients due to undergo elective surgery who are not considered to be medically fit, may have their operation postponed or even cancelled. Not only will this result in significant anxiety for the person, but it will also have financial implications for the hospital, in terms of lost theatre time. In an attempt to prevent postponing or cancelling scheduled surgery, pre-operative assessment is es...

Pre-operative nutritional assessment.

Protein-energy undernutrition, or the possibility of its development, has been documented to occur frequently in surgical patients admitted to hospital. Nutritional status is known to deteriorate over the course of the hospital stay, with poor awareness by medical and nursing staff as to the deleterious effects of impaired nutritional status on clinical outcome and hospital costs. While there i...

Textbook of Surgical Treatment Including Operative Surgery

A Surgical Variant of the Pre-Lacrimal Approach to the Maxillary Sinus

Introduction: When dealing with maxillary sinus pathology, some areas of the sinus remain difficult to examine. In this regard, the pre-lacrimal approach is a minimally invasive technique to reach anterolateral areas of the maxillary sinus while preserving the physiological nasal function.   Materials and Methods: The present study aimed to provide technical hints relate...

Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Care of Surgical Patients