Physician Focus, September 2008: Preparing for Surgery
Preparing for Surgery
The prospect of surgery can be unnerving, if not frightening. And, though thankfully rare, the stories of ‘wrong-site surgery’ are those that usually top the list of medical errors.
How do we define surgical procedures? What should patients know about them? How should they prepare for surgery? What questions should they ask? What role will your primary care physician play? What should parents know and do if their children are to undergo surgery? And are there different risks for elective procedures, such as cosmetic surgery?
Host: James Kenealy, M.D.
Guests: Robert Driscoll, M.D., Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, South Shore Hospital; Jennifer Rosen, M.D., Surgical Oncologist, Boston Medical Center
Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.
Listen to the podcast (Length 14:52) (This will open your computer’s default media player in a new window)
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