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Preface

‘‘This was not my patient . . . ''

‘‘I was not present for this case . . . ''

‘‘There is nothing different I would do the next time . . . ''

‘‘Let me have the surgical attending tell you why we did this . . . ''

‘‘I never saw this patient . . . ''

‘‘If you do enough operations you are bound to have this happen''

‘‘It was an act of God . . . ''

‘‘I did a perfect operation . . . the ungrateful patient died . . . ''

This text was conceived to provide important information regarding the incidence and management of complications encountered in the surgical care of patients. More importantly, the contributing authors have identified methods to prevent or avoid complications. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, ‘‘Geniuses learn from other people's mistakes.''

This book is dedicated to all the surgeons who have paved the path for surgical success.