Dr. Keneth Newton Hall, M.D.

Hi and thanks for your question. It depends on the type of surgery. For major surgery, many precautions are usually taken before surgery to optimize the patient prior to the procedure. Often times they go on a ventilator (breathing machine) to protect their airway during certain operations. Additionally, during surgery several monitors are used to check blood pressure, oxygen levels, heart rate etc and this couple with other information gives feedback as to how the patient may be doing There is typically ongoing communication between the surgical team and anesthesia team to make sure the patient does not deteriorate during the procedure. Sometimes critically ill patients will remain on the ventilator after a procedure for their own protection until they are more stable.

It depends on the type of procedure, surgeon an facility and his need for additional operations. Based on my experience it may take a minimum of 6 weeks to recovery taking other factors into consideration.

Most trauma surgeons will help to stabilize the patient with critical head injury to reduce pressure in the brain, etc. However, in the United States, most of these severe head injury patient are definitively managed by a neurosurgeon (brain surgeon) who will determine the best course of action under the circumstances, which may include removing the blood and/or decompression the skill.

It all depends on what type of bleeding as well as its cause and location. Treatments range from nothing to treatment with fluids, blood an blood products to surgery depending on the condition of the patient.

In most cases, yes. Otherwise, the infection could spread to the newly transplanted organ.

Sometimes they can be saved depending on the severity and the amount of crush sustained by the affected fingers and the experience of the hand/ micro surgeon/ plastic surgeon.

Depends on the severity. You may need to go to the ER. Otherwise, see a podiatrist or general surgeon for further evaluation.

Most kidney transplants are done by dedicate transplant surgeons and some urologist.

Most PTSD patients are well served seeing a psychiatrist/psychotherapist/psychologist, etc., though some trauma surgeons can offer expertise and advise with coping with a traumatic event, especially if they were involved in the cause. Their expertise typically lies in dealing with trauma patients.

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In most cases the expertise of the trauma surgeon is best utilized in the initial treatment of the trauma patient. As time goes by and the patient is discharged often most help with come from other experts and fiends just as primary care, physical therapy etc