SURGERY and ANESTHESIOLOGY

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Surgery and Anesthesia

SURGERY
Today, in keeping with the latest trend toward maximizing patients' comfort and convenience and shortening hospital stays, Memorial Hospital performs an increasingly broad range of outpatient, same day and inpatient surgeries. Combined with advanced medical/surgical/anesthetic technologies, as always, the personal involvement of our staff members ensures you receive the attention, care and consideration that would naturally be given to family, neighbors and friends.

TYPES OF SURGERY
From pre-admission testing and diagnostic procedures, areas of surgery routinely performed include:

GENERAL SURGERY, including appendectomy, hernia repair, gall bladder, bowel surgery, mastectomy and lumpectomy.
DIAGNOSTIC SURGERY, including bone marrow aspirations, liver, breast and other tissue biopsies.
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SURGERY, including tonsillectomies.
ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES for examination of the esophagus and stomach (gastroscopy), lungs (bronchoscopy), bowel (colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy), and knee (arthroscopy).
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, which is perhaps the most progressive of recent surgical developments, involves relatively small incisions and the use of a scope and video screen viewing for performing surgical procedures. A broad range of surgeries, which in the past involved a large incision and longer hospital stays can now be performed laparoscopically, such as gall bladder removal, tubal ligations, ovarian cystectomies, and hernia repair.
LITHOTRIPSY - Treating kidney stones through lithotripsy is a very precise practice and involves elements of technology that have revolutionized this field. The lithotripsy system generates low energy shock wave impulses that cause kidney stones to become fragmented. Lithotripsy makes it possible to "crush" kidney stones from outside the body minimizing the need for other more intrusive medical intervention. The results of lithotripsy are the spontaneous passing of the sand-like particles with minimum discomfort.
OB-GYN SURGERIES including D&C, hysterectomy and cesarean section.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY such as joint replacements, carpal tunnel release, fracture and spinal surgeries.
THORACIC SURGERY including lobectomies (removal of a portion of the lung), thoracotomies (chest surgeries) and thorascopies (chest examinations).
UROLOGICAL SURGERY including cystoscope, transurethral resection of tumors, prostatectomy and bladder suspension.

ANESTHESIOLOGY
The Anesthesia Department is an integral part of the surgical team at Memorial Hospital. Appropriate studies and laboratory tests are done to ascertain the safest and most suitable anesthetic technique for the procedure at hand. The method of anesthetic selected is then discussed with the patient to assure complete understanding of the procedure and to answer any questions the patient may have. Anesthesia is then carried out using modern anesthetic technology and equipment best suited for each individual patient.

For more information about Surgery and Anesthesia at Memorial Hospital please call 570-268-2305.

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