Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery [Paperback]

Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery, Second Edition is intended to teach residents the principles of
succinct and precise operative dictations for a wide spectrum of surgical procedures. Designed as a portable resource,
the book provides typical dictations to guide the resident. Comprised of 226 procedures, this new edition comprises the
majority of procedures commonly performed by general and vascular surgeons. For each procedure, a list of common
indications is given. This list covers 95% of the situations in which a particular procedure will be used. A list of
essential steps follows. These can be used to mentally rehearse the procedure before it is performed. The next heading,
Note these technical variations, introduces a list that is intended to prompt the surgeon for particular things to note
and dictate within the template. A list of possible complications that are typically associated with that particular
surgical procedure follows. Finally, a template operative dictation is provided. Common opening and terminating
sequences (for example, how to enter and close the abdomen) in all laparotomy dictations are included.

The volume has two primary objectives. First, it is designed to serve as a source of model operative dictations that
may be individualized and used as templates. Second, it is intended as an aide-memoir, giving the surgeon a short list
of pertinent information about each procedure. Ample space is provided to allow each surgeon to add notes. By reviewing
this introductory material before scrubbing on a procedure, the trainee surgeon will enter the operating room better
prepared to participate actively and to learn as much as possible. At the end of training, this book, with the notes
accumulated by the resident, will serve as an invaluable review resource analogous to the individualized notebooks many
surgeons keep. Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery, Second Edition is intended for practicing
surgeons, who may modify each template to reflect their own individual practice. It also serves as a concise reminder
of essential steps in those operations that may be only rarely performed.


Content Level ?Professional/practitioner

Keywords ?image-guided biopsy - interventional procedures - laparoscopic surgery - operative dictations - resident
education - vascular surgery