This volume is designed to provide the students and practitioners of nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy with an insight into various aspects of common abdominal surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, breast surgery, burns and plastic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology.

Information in adequate detail, tailored to meet the needs of the therapists and nurses, has been provided about the indications and contraindications of surgery, outline of surgical procedures adopted and fundamentals of preoperative and postoperative care. It has been my conscious effort to keep the language as simple as possible, drive home a point with the aid of copious illustrations, figures, tables and charts, frequent “Points to ponder” to summarize important issues and an annexure that holds important information in a nutshell.