| PDWHF | platelet-derived wound-healing factor |
|---|---|
| SFW | sexual function of women; shell fragment wound; slow-filling wave |
| SIW | self-inflicted wound |
| wd | well developed; wound, wounded |
| WE | wax ester; Wernicke encephalopathy; western encephalitis; western encephalomyelitis; wound of entry |
| SSI | Surgical Site Infection |
|---|---|
| SOI | Surgical orthotopic implantation |
| VATS | video assisted thoracic surgical |
| cardiovascular surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the heart or blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| vascular surgical procedures | Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reconstructive surgical procedures | Procedures used to reconstruct, restore, or improve defective, damaged, or missing structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| casts, surgical | Dressings made of fibreglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fibreglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pathology, surgical | A field of anatomical pathology in which living tissue is surgically removed for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gloves, surgical | Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel for the mutual protection of personnel and patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gynecologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the female genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chronic pancreatitis: surgical treatment | <radiology> ERCP findings Surgical procedure, dilated proximal duct sphincterotomy, dilated distal duct distal pancreatectomy, with or without retrograde jejunal drainage, diffuse ductal dilatation Peustow procedure, (chain-of-lakes), sclerosed duct Child procedure (subtotal panc-x) (12 Dec 1998) |
| portacaval shunt, surgical | Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava. (12 Dec 1998) |
| portasystemic shunt, surgical | Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemostasis, surgical | Control of bleeding during or after surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulmonary surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the lung. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, surgical | Shock that occurs during or after surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| specialties, surgical | Various branches of surgical practice limited to specialised areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenorenal shunt, surgical | Anastomosis of splenic vein to renal vein to relieve portal hypertension. (12 Dec 1998) |