Communication Basics and Challenges in Telephone Triage Katherine D. Mooney Most health care settings utilize the telephone as a major source of communication between the practitioner and the patient. In…
Assessing the Obstetric/Gynecologic Patient by Telephone Vicki E. Long Assessment is a cornerstone of nursing practice. The ability to gather data in order to form an opinion about a patient’s…
Telephone Triage in Women’s Health Care: Logistical and Legal Considerations Patricia C. McMullen Nayna D. C. Philipsen The telephone, initially used merely as an appointment-scheduling device, has become an integral…
Ureteral Operations Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition Injury to the ureter may result from surgery, cancer, radiation, or infection. Gynecologic surgery is the most common cause of ureteral injury…
Bladder Operations Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition A vesicovaginal fistula is an abnormal connection between the bladder and the vagina. It occurs most often after pelvic surgery but may…
Bowel Fistula Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition A fistula occurs when bowel contents exit through the abdominal wall, vagina, bladder, or uterus. They occur most commonly from surgery but…
Bowel Obstruction Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition Obstruction of the bowel is divided into two categories: adynamic ileus and mechanical obstruction. After laparotomy, the small bowel normally undergoes paralytic…
Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Definition Early-stage ovarian cancer is stage I A, B, C or stage II A, B after adequate surgical staging has been performed….
Ovarian Cancer Resection and Debulking in the Lower Abdomen Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Optimal cytoreductive surgery (CRS) can be performed in 70% to 90% of the cases of ovarian…
Ovarian Cancer Resection and Debulking in the Upper Abdomen Robert W. Holloway Walter Gotlieb David Cibula Kenneth D. Hatch GENERAL PRINCIPLES Outcome survival analyses of patients with stage III and…
