* New edition fully includes Grades and Levels of evidence, providing a better idea of what the sum total of existing evidence suggests regarding key topics
* Grades and levels of evidence consistently highlighted throughout
* Greater number of tables and algorithms ("decision trees") for key decision-making areas
* "Scope of concept" introduction to chapters are significantly enhanced, allowing the reader to reference the concepts while reviewing the specific details in the clinically oriented chapters
* The only available book with an evidence-based approach covering this specific subject matter in one compendium
| Foreword to the Second Edition |
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| Contributors |
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| Part One General Principles |
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2 Evidence-Based Medicine and Decision Support |
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3 Vascular Access and Other Invasive Procedures |
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43 | (26) |
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4 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition |
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| Part Two Perioperative Management of Gynecologic Surgery |
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5 Preoperative Evaluation |
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145 | (16) |
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6 Postoperative Surveillance and Perioperative Prophylaxis |
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161 | (74) |
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7 Perioperative Infections: Prevention and Therapeutic Options |
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235 | (26) |
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8 Intraoperative and Perioperative Considerations in Laparoscopy |
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261 | (38) |
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| Part Three Oncologic Perioperative Decision Making |
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299 | (30) |
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329 | (32) |
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11 Pelvic Masses Ovarian Carcinoma |
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361 | (16) |
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377 | (12) |
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13 Perioperative Issues in the Management of Vulvar Cancer |
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389 | (30) |
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| Part Four Complimentary Medicine/Supportive Care |
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14 Perioperative Psychosocial Considerations |
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419 | (24) |
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15 Pain Management in Gynecologic Oncology |
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443 | (26) |
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16 Fertility Preservation in the Gynecologic Cancer Patient |
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469 | (18) |
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17 Perioperative Herbal and Supplement Use |
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487 | (22) |
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18 End-of-Life Decision Making |
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| Index |
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Steven Anatol Vasilev, MD, MBA, is Clinical Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.
Scott E. Lentz, MD, is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.
Allison E. Axtell, MD, is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is based at the?UCLA-Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar, California.