Instructions for Surgery Patients

This practical resource is an easy-to-use source of preoperative instruction sheets for over 300 operations, procedures, and tests. Each sheet provides general information, common signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, preoperative preparation techniques, operation procedures, and methods of postoperative care for a specific condition. It instructs surgery patients on conditions ranging from abscesses, amputations, and varicose veins through coarctation of the aorta, ileostomy, and spinal anesthesia.Instruction sheets are 2 concise, printed pages for each condition, written in laymens terms to eliminate any miscommunication, and accompanied by simple anatomical line drawings. Chapters summarize and supplement the surgeons preoperative advice in a written form for further examination and review.Detailed figures and an abundance of line drawings help to provide patients with a fuller understanding of the subjects.Appendices provide full page line drawings to further illustrate key concepts.A unique layout enables the page to be photocopied onto letterhead; space is also provided for additional instructions.Sheets are arranged in alphabetic order for quick reference.