Complications in Gynecological Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Prevention of Infection Following Gynecological Surgery: The Evidence

   • Ronnie F. Lamont, S.V.Z. Haynes

   Pages 1-10

3. Complications in Gynecological Oncology

   • Robin A.F. Crawford

   Pages 11-19

4. Laparoscopic Entry Techniques: Consensus

   • Savita Lalchandani, Kevin Phillips

   Pages 20-33

5. Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis

   • Jeremy T. Wright

   Pages 34-42

6. Abdominal Wound Closure: How to Avoid Complications

   • Patrick Hogston

   Pages 43-51

7. Recent Advances in Adhesion Prevention

   • Gere S. diZerega, Matthias Korell

   Pages 52-60

8. What to Do When the Operation Is Over

   • Virginia A. Beckett, Derek J. Tuffnell

   Pages 61-66

9. Laparoscopic Surgery

   • Joseph A. Ogah

   Pages 67-74

10. Urinary Tract Complications

    • Joseph A. Ogah

    Pages 75-83

11. The High-Risk Gynecology Patient: Assessment and Management

    • Guy W. Glover, Paul G.W. Cramp

    Pages 84-93

12. Complications in Hysteroscopic Surgery: Prevention and Management

    • Paul McGurgan, Peter O’Donovan

    Pages 94-105

13. Minimizing the Risk of Sterilization Failure: An Evidence-Based Approach

    • Rajesh Varma, Janesh K. Gupta

    Pages 106-126

14. Complications of Assisted Reproduction

    • Kee J. Ong, T.C. Li, Enlan Xia, Yuhua Liu

    Pages 127-134

15. Back Matter

    Pages 135-141

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Risk management is a relatively new process that can sometimes evoke feelings of suspicion among clinicians. However, when used proactively, it offers the opportunity to act at the root cause of an incident to expose de? ?ci- cies in the system rather than in individuals. This process encourages a s- portive approach to patients, relatives, and staff. The overall aim should be to learn lessons rather than to attribute blame. References 1. Vincent C, Neale G, Woloshynowych M. Adverse events in British hospitals: a p- liminary retrospective record review. Br Med J. 2001;322:517–519. 2. Neale G, Woloshynowych M, Vincent C. Exploring the causes of adverse events in NHS hospital practice. J R Soc Med. 2001;94:322–330. 3. Walshe K. The development of clinical risk management. In: Vincent C, ed. Clinical Risk Management. London: BMJ Publishing Group; 2001, p. 45–60. 4. Department of Health. An Organization with a Memory. London: HMSO; 2000. 5. National Patient Safety Agency. Reporting incidents. Available at: http://www.npsa. nhs.uk/health/reporting. Assessed June 25, 2007. 6. National Con? ? dential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths. Changing the way we operate. The 2001 Report of the National Con? ? dential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths. London: National Con? ?dential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths; 2001. Available at: http://www.ncepod.org.uk. Assessed June 25, 2007. 7. General Medical Council. Good Medical Practice. London: General Medical Council; 2006. Available at: http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice/index. asp.

• Internal Medicine
• assisted reproduction
• complications
• gynecology
• infection
• laparoscopic surgery
• oncology
• prevention
• reproduction
• risk management
• surgery

From the reviews:

"This is a brief overview of the prevention and treatment of several surgical gynecologic complications. … The book does a decent job of evaluating and addressing the most current topics in this field. The goal of this book is to be useful to both general gynecologists and urologists. The audience could be extended to include residents and highly motivated medical students. … This ambitious book attempts to cover the highly important area of recent advances in gynecologic surgical complications." (Nora T Kizer, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)

• The Merit Centre Bradford Royal Infirmary Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK

  Peter O’Donovan

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