-Completely kills and eliminates microorganisms
-Lowers chance of exposure to maintain sterility
Surgical Asepsis
Involves minimal alteration in the body parts; often designed to correct deformities; involves minimal risks compared with those of major procedures
Minor Surgery
Name 5 (of 8) things that affect surgical outcomes
Age
Physical Condition
Nutrition
Fluid and Electrolyte balance
Medical Diagnosis
Medications
Habits (Smoking and drug use)
Psychosocial needs
Name a vitamin that prolongs bleeding
Vitamin E
Name a type of surgery that is contraindicated for coughing post surgery.
Brain, spinal, head (nose), neck (throat), or eye surgery
area of medicine that addresses diseases, conditions, and traumatic injuries that are difficult or impossible to treat only with medicine
Surgery
Surgery is required to keep additional health problems from occuring
Urgent Surgery
What two things are caused by malnutrition?
Poor wound healing and increased risk of infection
Ginger, Fever few, Garlic, and Ginkgo
Name 3 teaching considerations associated with surgery
1. Patient's age
2. Patient's educational level
3. Patient's communication abilities and level of understanding
Patient is admitted either to a short-stay unit or directly to the surgical suit. Patient has surgical procedure, and is discharged on the same day.
Ambulatory (outpatient)
Surgery is performed at a time the patient chooses for non-life threatening conditions
Elective Surgery
Restoration of function or appearance to traumatized or malfunctioning tissue
Reconstructive Surgery
Is the concurrent use of multiple medications and is more common with older adults
Polypharmacy
Adequate fluids are necessary to maintain ____ and ____.
Blood volume and urine output
Patient enters hospital, undergoes surgery on the same day, and remains for recovery
Same Day Admit
Involves extensive reconstruction or alteration in body parts; poses great risks to well-being
Major Surgery
Removes symptoms or improves function without correcting the basic problem; will not produce a cure
Palliative Surgery
3 nutritional necessities that supply energy-producing glucose to the cells.
Carbs, Protein, and Fats
This nutrient promotes building and repairing body tissue
Proteins
Patient is admitted to hospital, undergoes surgery (surgery may occur on a day other than the day of admission), and remains in hospital for recovery
Inpatient
Surgery is performed immediately to preserve life or the function of a body part or system
Emergent Surgery
Removal of organs to transplant
Procurement
These nutrients are the primary energy producers
Carbs and Fats
Pneumonic for the surgery terms related to:
A
B
C
D
E
F
A-Allergies
B-Bleeding
C-Cortisone (Use of steroids)
D-Diabetes
E-Emboli
F-Fighting Ability