Surgery

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgery.html

Latest News
• Senior Surgery Often Means Memory Loss (10/26/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20881.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/25/2004)

Overviews
• Preparing for Surgery (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJ9B5Q97C⊂_cat=8
• Preparing for Surgery (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/preparingforsurgeryloader.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/preparingforsurgeryspanishloader.html
• Quick Tips - When Planning for Surgery (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/quicktips/tipsurgery.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/quicktips/tipsurgerysp.htm

Specific Conditions
• Ambulatory Surgery: Frequently Asked Questions (Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia) - includes links to videos requiring RealPlayer - http://www.sambahq.org/patient-info/faqs.html
• Arthroscopy (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=33&topcategory;=About%20Orthopaedics&searentry;=arthroscopy
  Also available in Spanish - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/brochure/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=40&topcategory;=Spanish
• Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a Scalpel (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00736
• Interventional Radiology Is 21st Century Medicine (Society of Interventional Radiology) - http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/whatIsAnIR.shtml
• Laparoscopic Surgery (Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons) - http://www.sls.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3294
• Understanding Laser Surgery (American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZHXQJK3XC⊂_cat=2022
• What Is Neurosurgery? (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/whatisneurosurgeryloader.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/whatisneurosurgeryspanishloader.html

Nutrition
• Nutrition Guidelines to Improve Healing (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2100/2169.asp?index=9155

Related Issues
• Arterial Lines, Central Lines, and Bladder Catheter (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/arteriallinescentrallinesloader.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/arteriallinescentrallinesandbladdercatheterspanishloader.html
• Caring for Sutures (Stitches) (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3300/3331.asp?index=11018
• Drain and Suture Line Care for Wounds (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2200/2205.asp?index=8667
• Getting a Second Opinion before Surgery: Your Choices and Medicare Coverage (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02173.pdf
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02173_s.pdf
• Giving Your Informed Consent (American College of Surgeons) - http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/consent.html
• Herbal Supplements and Surgery: What You Need to Know (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00040
• How to Use an Incentive Spirometer after Surgery (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0239.asp?index=4302
• Incision Care (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/095.xml
  Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e095.xml
• Incision Care (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/incisioncareloader.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/incisioncarespanishloader.html
• Information for Patients - Office Visit Tips (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons) - http://www.aahks.org/index.asp/fuseaction/patients.tips
• Looking for a Qualified Surgeon (American College of Surgeons) - http://www.facs.org/public_info/yourhealth/findadoc.html
• Pain Control: What You Need to Know (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3300/3309.asp?index=11307
• Should You Seek Consultation (Second Opinion)? (American College of Surgeons) - http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/consult.html
• Surgery and Insomnia (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0207.asp?index=4937
• What Will Your Operation Cost? (American College of Surgeons) - http://www.facs.org/public_info/operation/what.html

Directories
• AAHKS Doctor Locator (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons) - http://www.aahks.org/index.asp/fuseaction/patients.locator
• Fellowship Database (Membership Directory) (American College of Surgeons) - http://web3.facs.org/acsdir/default.cfm
• Find an Interventional Radiologist (Society of Interventional Radiology) - http://directory.sirweb.org/eseries/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp?orthoinfo=orthinfo

Organizations
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - http://www.facial-plastic-surgery.org/
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - http://www.aaos.org/
• American College of Surgeons - http://www.facs.org/
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - http://ascrs.affiniscape.com/
• Society of Interventional Radiology - http://www.sirweb.org/

Statistics
• FASTATS: Inpatient Surgery (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/insurg.htm
• FASTATS: Outpatient Department Visits (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/outvisit.htm

Children
• My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book (American Society of Anesthesiologists) - Links to PDF File - http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/MyTrip.pdf
• Preparing for Your Child's Surgery and Anesthesia: A Parent's Role (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists) - http://www.aana.com/patients/parents_role.asp
• Preparing Your Child for the Hospital and Surgery (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/surgery/hosp_surgery.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/medicos/hosp_surgery_esp.html
• What Happens in the Operating Room? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/places/OR.html
• What Is a Pediatric Surgeon? (American College of Surgeons) - Links to PDF File - http://www.facs.org/public_info/yourhealth/pedsurg.pdf

Teenagers
• What's It Like to Have Surgery? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/question/health_basics/having_sugery.html

Seniors
• Considering Surgery? (National Institute on Aging) - http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/surgery.asp
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.niapublications.org/spnagepages/surgery-sp.asp

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Anesthesia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anesthesia.html
• Breast Reconstruction - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastreconstruction.html
• Heart Bypass Surgery - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartbypasssurgery.html
• Hysterectomy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hysterectomy.html
• Laser Eye Surgery - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lasereyesurgery.html
• Organ Transplantation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/organtransplantation.html
• Pain - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pain.html
• Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/plasticandcosmeticsurgery.html
• Weight Loss Surgery - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightlosssurgery.html
• Surgery and Rehabilitation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryandrehabilitation.html

Page last updated: 04 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 05 October 2004