surgery Flashcards
1
Q
What does tumour operability depend on?
A
the organ and how much of it you can remove without effecting QoL
2
Q
what characteristics of the patient are important to consider before surgery
A
fitness, tolerability, choice
3
Q
polypharmacy
A
more than 5 meds on a daily basis can be an issue for any anaethetics or chemo
4
Q
what logistics need to be considered when thinking about surgery
A
- centre dependent
- skillset
- patient wishes
- travel
- money (taking time off to recover will mean financial burden)
- support
- time
- COVID
5
Q
what is removed with the cancer and why
A
lymph nodes, gives more info about cancer and allows you to consider survival
6
Q
what is prophylactic surgery
A
doing surgery before the event has occured e.g. before breast cancer develops
7
Q
pros of the use of robotics
A
- operated by surgeon
- targets things that human eye can’t see or hand can’t get to
- robot assisted
8
Q
cons of the use of robotics
A
- expensive
- need to train surgeons
- takes longer
