Basic Techniques in Surgery
Book
Mixed media product
224 pages
978-1-901865-29-5 (ISBN)
Description
A practical guide for surgeons in training. Illustrated throughout with both operative photographs and detailed line diagrams, the title encompasses general surgery, vascular and GI surgery, urology and orthopaedics. Topics covered include anaesthesia, instruments and knots, sutures and suturing, diathermy, stapling and laparoscopy. The book concludes with a discussion of medicolegal issues and is accompanied by a CD-ROM.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-901865-29-5 (9781901865295)
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Content
Anaesthesia (IV and tips, central line emergency, airway access); instruments and knots (correct handling of scalpel, scissors, dissecting forceps, needle holder, needles, knots - one-handed and instrument tie); sutures and suturing (needles and sutures, the art of assisting, suturing); principles and hazards of diathermy; bowel anastomosis (sutured anastomosis, all purpose single layer, extramucosal interrupted, continuous suture technique, end to side); GI stapling (cross stapling, side to side, end to end); GI endoscopy (rigid sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, upper GI endoscopy, prostoscopy and managment of haemorrhoids); vascular (emergency venous access, saphenous cutdown, vein patch, end to side anastomosis, varicose veins); laparoscopy (patient selection and preparation, consent, safe induction of pneumoperitoneum, safe port management, basic instrumentation, reusable versus disposable, camera set-up and etiquette, grasping and manipulation skills, loop ligation, Roeder knots; orthopaedics (fracture management, principles of reduction and stabilization, plastering techniques, drainage and debridement, sawing and bevelling of bone, specialist suture techniques; urology (male and female catheterization, suprapubic catheterization; medicolegal aspects (consent and negligence, coroner).