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Surgery | |
WO 1-102 Reference Works. General Works | |
WO 113-149 Antisepsis. Diseases. Diagnosis. Shock | |
WO 162-176 Surgical Equipment. Artificial Organs | |
WO 178-198 Principles of Care. Procedures | |
WO 200-460 Anesthesia | |
WO 200-233.1 Anesthesia Reference Works | |
WO 234-250 Preanesthetic Treatment. Equipment. Accidents | |
WO 275-297 General Anesthesia | |
WO 300-375 Conduction Anesthesia. Hypothermia. Diagnosis. Therapeutics | |
WO 440-460 In Medical Specialties | |
WO 500-517 Operative Surgical Procedures. Techniques | |
WO 600-640 Plastic Surgery. Reconstructive Surgical Procedures | |
WO 660-690 Transplantation | |
WO 700-820 Traumatic Injuries | |
WO 925-950 Special Age Groups | |
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WO 1 |
Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified)
(Cutter from name of organization or society)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Collected works (General) | |
WO 5 |
By authors
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WO 7 |
By individual authors
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WO 9 |
Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
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WO 11 |
History
(Table G)
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WO 11.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WO 13 |
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 15 |
Classification. Terminology
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 16 |
Tables. Statistics. Case reports (General)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
[WO 17] |
[This number not used]
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Classify atlases in WO 517.
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WO 18 |
Education
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Classify here works about education.
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WO 18.2 |
Educational materials
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
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WO 19 |
Schools, departments, and faculties of surgery
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 20 |
Research (General)
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Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject. Cf. WO 50 Experimental surgery.
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WO 21 |
Surgery as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
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WO 22 |
Directories
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 22.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Laboratories, academies,research institutes, organ banks, etc. | |
WO 23 |
Collective
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WO 24 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of institution)
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Classify works on eye banks in WW 23-24.
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[WO 25] |
[This number not used]
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Classify laboratory manuals in WO 500-512, etc.
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[WO 26] |
[This number not used]
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Hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. | |
WO 27 |
Collective
(Table G)
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WO 27.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WO 28 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of hospital)
(Table G)
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Museums, exhibitions, etc. | |
WO 28.5 |
Collective
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WO 28.6 |
Individual
(Cutter from name of museum, etc.)
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WO 32 |
Laws
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 32.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 33 |
Discussion of law
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 33.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
[WO 34] |
[This number not used]
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WO 39 |
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 50 |
Experimental surgery (General)
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Classify works on experimental work in a particular area by subject. Classify works about research in WO 20.
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WO 62 |
Interpersonal relations of the surgeon and anesthesiologist (including relations with patients and other professionals). Attitude
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WO 64 |
Referral and consultation (General)
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WO 75 |
Popular works (General)
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WO 100 |
General works
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Classify here general works on the specialty or on the specialty and procedures. Classify general works on procedures alone in WO 500. For specific surgical procedures, classify under the specific procedure term. Cf. WF 980 Thoracic surgical procedures; WI 900 Digestive system surgical procedures, etc.
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WO 101 |
Surgical anatomy
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WO 102 |
Physiology
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WO 113 |
Antisepsis. Sterilization. Asepsis
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WO 140 |
Surgical diseases (General)
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Classify here works that discuss diagnosis, prognosis, treatment. Classify works limited to pathology in WO 142 below.
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WO 141 |
Surgical examination. Surgical diagnosis. Exploratory surgery
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WO 142 |
Surgical pathology
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Classify here works on examination of tissues, organs, frozen section material, or other material removed surgically. Cf. WO 140 Surgical diseases.
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WO 149 |
Surgical shock
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WO 162 |
Surgical equipment, instruments and other supplies
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WO 166 |
Sutures. Ligatures. Tissue adhesives
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WO 167 |
Surgical dressing. Bandaging technique. Adhesive plaster
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WO 170 |
Surgical casts
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WO 176 |
Artificial organs
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WO 178 |
Principles of surgical care. Perioperative care
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WO 179 |
Preoperative care
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WO 181 |
Intraoperative care
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WO 183 |
Postoperative care
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WO 184 |
Postoperative complications and treatment
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WO 185 |
Surgical wounds. Surgical wound infection. Wound healing (including healing of non-surgical wounds)
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WO 188 |
Closure of wounds. Drainage
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WO 192 |
Minor surgery. Ambulatory surgery (General)
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WO 198 |
Electrosurgery. Cautery. Laser and electrocoagulation (General)
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Classify works on use in particular fields with the field or the condition.
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WO 200 |
Surgical anesthesia. Analgesia (General)
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Do not confuse with general anesthesia WO 275.? Classify anesthesia used in specific types of surgery with the type.
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WO 201 |
Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified)
(Cutter from name of organization or society)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Collected works (General) | |
WO 205 |
By several authors
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WO 207 |
By individual authors
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WO 209 |
Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
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WO 211 |
History
(Table G)
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WO 211.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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WO 213 |
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 215 |
Classification. Terminology
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 218 |
Education
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Classify here works about education.
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WO 218.2 |
Educational materials
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
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WO 219 |
Schools, departments, and faculties of anesthesiology
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 220 |
Research (General)
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Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
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WO 221 |
Anesthesiology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
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WO 222 |
Directories
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 222.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
[WO 226] |
[This number not used]
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WO 231 |
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 232 |
Laws
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 232.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 233 |
Discussion of law
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
WO 233.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
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WO 234 |
Preanesthetic medication. Preparation of patient
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WO 235 |
Choice of anesthesia
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Classify works on choice of anesthesia for patients with cardiac problems in WG 460.
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WO 240 |
Equipment and supplies
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WO 245 |
Accidents. Complications
(e.g., Laryngospasm. Cardiac failure. Vomiting) |
Classify works written for the cardiologist in WG 460.
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WO 250 |
Asphyxia. Methods of resuscitation
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WO 275 |
General anesthesia
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WO 277 |
Inhalation anesthesia
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WO 280 |
Intratracheal anesthesia. Technique of intubation
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WO 285 |
Intravenous
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WO 290 |
Rectal
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[WO 295] |
[This number not used]
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Classify basal anesthesia in WO 234.
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WO 297 |
Muscle relaxants and tranquilizing agents in conjunction with anesthesia and analgesia
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WO 300 |
Conduction anesthesia
(e.g., Regional anesthesia or local anesthesia) |
WO 305 |
Spinal. Epidural
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WO 340 |
Infiltration and topical
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WO 350 |
Induced hypothermia and related topics
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WO 375 |
Diagnostic and therapeutic anesthetic procedures
(e.g., Nerve block) |
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WO 440 |
Pediatric anesthesia
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WO 445 |
Geriatric anesthesia
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WO 450 |
Obstetrical anesthesia
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WO 460 |
Anesthesia in dentistry. Dental hypnosis
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WO 500 |
General works on surgical procedures
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WO 505 |
Endoscopic surgery. Computer-assisted surgery
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WO 510 |
Cryosurgery
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WO 511 |
Laser therapy
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WO 512 |
Microsurgery
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WO 515 |
Regenerative medicine
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WO 517 |
Atlases. Pictorial works
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Classify all types of surgical atlases in this number, except those relating to a particular body system or part. Classify the latter by system.
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WO 600 |
General works
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Classify material on plastic surgery of a condition, e.g., burns, with the condition. Classify material on plastic surgery of a region, system or organ with the area covered, e.g., plastic surgery of the nose, in WV 312.
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WO 610 |
Skin transplantation, tube grafts, etc.
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WO 640 |
Prosthesis in plastic surgery
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Cf. WO 176 Artificial organs (General).
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WO 660 |
General works
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Classify works on specific organs in the surgery number or lacking that, in the general number for the organ being replaced. Classify general works on artificial organs in WO 176.
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WO 665 |
Tissue preservation
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WO 680 |
Immunology
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Classify works on immunosuppressive agents in QW 920.
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WO 690 |
Legal, ethical, and religious aspects
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Classify the text of laws in WO 32.
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WO 700 |
General works
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WO 704 |
Burns
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WO 800 |
Military surgery
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WO 807 |
Gunshot wounds
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Classify works on forensic medicine in W 843.
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WO 820 |
Blast injuries
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WO 925 |
Pediatric surgery (General or not elsewhere classified)
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Classify works on pediatric anesthesia in WO 440; on surgery of individual organs or systems in WS 260-360.
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WO 950 |
Geriatric surgery
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Classify works on geriatric anesthesia in WO 445.
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