Fundamentals of General Surgery

Foreword.- Preface.- Fundamentals of patient preparation for the operating in the 21st century.- Fundamentals of Operating room setup and surgical instrumentation.- Fundamentals of Surgical Sutures and Associated Technical skills.- Fundamentals of Patient Positioning and Skin Prep.- Fundamentals of incisions and skin closures.- Fundamentals of retractors and exposure.- Fundamentals of dissection.- Fundamentals of Surgical Hemostasis.- Fundamentals of energy utilization in the Operating room.- Fundamentals of Stapling devices.- Fundamentals of Drain management.- Fundamentals of endoscopy for the general surgeon.- Fundamentals on prosthetic materials for the abdominal wall.- Fundamentals of basic laparoscopic setup.- Fundamentals of laparotomy closure.- Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery.- Fundamentals of gastro - intestinal anastomosis.- Fundamentals of vascular anastomosis.- Appendix on common vascular instruments.- Fundamentals of exploratory laparotomy for Trauma.- Fundamentals of temporary abdominal wall closure.- Fundamentals of exploratory thoracotomy for Trauma.- Fundamentals of becoming a safe and independent surgeon (from first assistant to skilled educator).- Fundamentals of acceptable behavior in the OR (etiquette).- Fundamentals of the daily routine as a surgeon.- Fundamentals of managing the operative catastrophe.