Description
Book SynopsisThis is the only reference and textbook of its kind to cover perioperative and supportive care in gynecologic oncology within the framework of evidence-based medicine.
Table of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition ix Contributors xi
Part One General Principles
1. Introduction 1
Steven A. Vasilev and Scott E. Lentz
2. Evidence-Based Medicine and Decision Support 11
Steven A. Vasilev
3. Vascular Access and Other Invasive Procedures 43
Paul Koonings and Scott E. Lentz
4. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition 69
Howard Silberman and Matthew Powers
Part Two Perioperative Management of Gynecologic Surgery
5. Preoperative Evaluation 145
Devansu Tewari
6. Postoperative Surveillance and Perioperative Prophylaxis 161
Harriet O. Smith and Lejla Delic
7. Perioperative Infections: Prevention and Therapeutic Options 235
Amy Stenson
8. Intraoperative and Perioperative Considerations in Laparoscopy 261
Steven A. Vasilev and Scott E. Lentz
Part Three Oncologic Perioperative Decision Making
9. Cervical Carcinoma 299
Fidel A. Valea
10. Endometrial Cancer 329
R. Wendel Naumann
11. Pelvic Masses and Ovarian Carcinoma 361
Margarett C. Ellison
12. Molar Gestation 377
Allison E. Axtell and Steven A. Vasilev
13. Perioperative Issues in the Management of Vulvar Cancer 389
Kathryn F. McGonigle and Maliaka W. Amneus
Part Four Complimentary Medicine/Supportive Care
14. Perioperative Psychosocial Considerations 419
Judith McKay and Steven A. Vasilev
15. Pain Management in Gynecologic Oncology 443
Laszlo Z. Galffy and Clayton A. Varga
16. Fertility Preservation in the Gynecologic Cancer Patient 469
Nicole Fleming
17. Perioperative Herbal and Supplement Use 487
Alexander Vasilev and Steven Vasilev
18. End-of-Life Decision Making 509
Scott E. Lentz
Index 539
