surgical categories:
purposes
curative, corrective, cosmetic, exploratory, palliative
urgency
elective, urgent, emergency, salvage
common terms
- ectomy
- orrhaphy
- oscopy
- ostomy
- otomy
- plasty
curative
treats disease or injury
corrective
repairs anatomical or congenital defect
cosmetic
improves physical appearance
exploratory
provides further data/diagnosis
palliative
alleviates symptoms and provides comfort
elective
voluntary and scheduled a week or more in advance
urgent
performed within 24 hours of diagnosis to prevent complications
emergency
cannot be delayed
salvage
cardiopulmonary resuscitation is in progress or patient life or limb is threatened
ectomy
removal by cutting- appendectomy
orrhaphy
suture or repair - herniorrhaphy
oscopy
looking into- gastroscopy
ostomy
formation of a permanent artificial opening- colostomy
otomy
incision or cutting into- thoracotomy
plasty
formation or repair- mammoplasty
preoperative
assess and prepare patient for surgery
intraoperative
roles of operative personnel
postoperative
prioritize postoperative nursing care
traditional
open incision
endoscopic
minimally invasive, camera- guided
robotic
surgeon-controlled robotic arms
endoscopic
minimally invasive
robotic
minimally invasive (surgical robot)