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)