PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES: SURGERY
*Please also see specific disease groups or body systems for specific surgeries
SURGERY--GENERAL INFORMATION
Be informed questions to ask your doctor before you have surgery learning more about your
operation will help you make better decisions about your health care. - Rockville, MD :
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1995.
ISBN/ISSN:0160455065
12 p. : ill. ; 23 x 10 cm.
ID number: 96001660 Type: 1 HSF
SU #2 1995 VF
Complete guide to symptoms illness and surgery B 4th. - New York, NY : The Body
Press/Perigee, 2000
ISBN/ISSN:0399526102
xxiii, 1096 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ID number: 20030685 Type: 1 HS
WB 120 G853C 2000
The doctor’s guide to weight loss surgery how to make the decision that could save your life – New York : Bantam Books, 2003.
ISBN/ISSN: 0553382462
xv, 252 p. : ill. ; 21cm.
ID number: 20050594 Type: 1 HS
Giving your informed consent when you need an operation - Chicago, IL : American College of
Surgeons, 1994.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002206 Type: 1 HSF
SU #15 1994 VF
Having surgery what you need to know questions to ask your doctor and your surgeon - Bethesda, MD : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2005.
12 p.
ID number: 20060368 Type: 1 HSF
SU #5 2005 VF
Instructions for surgery patients - Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, 1999.
ISBN/ISSN:0721671888
xxiv, 720 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ID number: 99000803 Type: 1 HS
WO 500 E19I 1999
Instructions for surgery patients CD-ROM - Philadelphia : Saunders, 1999.
1 CD-ROM
ID number: 99000812 Type: 4 HS
WO 500 E19I 1999 CD
Pain control after surgery a patient's guide - Rockville, MD : AHCPR, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96001698 Type: 1 HSF
SU #11 1992 VF
Post-op pain management you're part of the team - San Bruno, CA : Stay Well, 1998.
7 p.
ID number: 20001263 Type: 1 HSF
SU #12 1998 VF
Preparing for surgery - Washington, DC : American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
1999.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 20010158 Type: 1 HSF
SU #18 1999 VF
Should you seek consultation second opinion when you need an operation - Chicago, IL :
American College of Surgeons, 1994.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002205 Type: 1 HSF
SU #14 1994 VF
Surgery and its alternatives how to make the right choices for your health - New York, NY : Twin Streams, 2002.
ISBN/ISSN:0758202016
xviii, 814 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ID number: 20030406 Type: 1 HS
WO 100 S992M 2002
The surgery book an illustrated guide to 73 of the most common operations - New York :
St. Martin's Press, 1993.
ISBN/ISSN:0312093985
448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ID number: 95000786 Type: 1 HS
REF WO 75 Y81S 1993
The surgery handbook a guide to understanding your operation - Omaha, NE : Addicus Books, 2000.
ISBN/ISSN:1886039380
vii, 149 p. ; 21 cm.
ID number: 20000479 Type: 1 HS
WO 75 R997S 2000
What I need to know about liver transplantation B Bethesda, MD : National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, 2003.
18 p.
ID number: 20040615 Type: 1 HSF
TR #6 2003 VF
What will your operation cost - Chicago, IL : American College of Surgeons, 1994.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002204 Type: 1 HSF
SU #13 1994 VF
Who should do your operation - Chicago, IL : American College of Surgeons, 1994.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002203 Type: 1 HSF
SU #16 1994 VF
SURGERY--VIDEOCASSETTES
Preparing for surgery a pre surgery orientation - Virginia Beach, VA : Coastal Healthcare, 1995.
1 video (13 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 96001148 Type: 2 HS
WO 179 P593C 1995 VIDEO
Your surgical experience - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1993.
1 video (12 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 98000034 Type: 2 HS
WO 75 Y81 1993 VIDEO
SURGERY--IN INFANCY & CHILDHOOD
About same day surgery - South Deerfield, MA : Channing L. Bete, 1994.
16 p.
ID number: 96002239 Type: 1 HSF
CMF #11 1994 VF
Circumcision - Washington, DC : ACOG, 1999.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96001032 Type: 1 HSF
SU #1 1999 VF
SURGERY--IN INFANCY & CHILDHOOD--VIDEOCASSETTES
The before tour an operation preparation video - Timonium, MD : Milner-Fenwick, 1991.
1 video (16 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 98000044 Type: 2 HS
WS 105.5.H7 B319 1991 VIDEO
Operation sneak a peek - Wayland, MA : Aquarius Productions, Inc, 1992.
1 video (20 min) : sd, cl, VHS
ID number: 94001636 Type: 2 HS
WS 105.5.H7 O61 1992 VIDEO
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Doctor what can you tell me about donating blood to myself - Chicago, IL : American College of
Surgeons, 1989.
8 p.
ID number: 96001705 Type: 1 HSF
BB #4 1989 VF
Progress in blood supply safety - Rockville, MD : Food and Drug Administration, 1995.
4 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
ID number: 96001667 Type: 1 HSF
BB #3 1995 VF
Transfusion options - Pittsburgh, PA : Central Blood Bank, 1992.
1 pamphlet
ID number: 96002094 Type: 1 HSF
BB #5 1992 VF
TRANSPLANTATION
About heart transplants our guide for transplant patients their families and donor families B
Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, 1999.
15 p.
ID number: 20001385 Type: 1 HSF
HD #15 1999 VF
Blood and marrow stem cell transplantation leukemia lymphoma myeloma B New York :
Leukemia Society of America, 1999.
59 p.
ID number: 20010012 Type: 1 HSF
HEM #15 1999 VF
TRANSPLANTATION--VIDEOCASSETTES
Organ donation - Evanston, IL : Altschul Group Corporation, 1994.
1 video (14 min) : sd, cl, VHS
(Medicine demystified.)
ID number: 97001163 Type: 2 HS
QS 523 O68 1994 VIDEO
SURGERY -- WEB SITES
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Transplantation
Bone Marrow Foundation
