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This book is a practical guide to the basics of surgery for interns, residents and practising surgeons. It serves as an instruction manual on best practice and preparations for surgery.
Comprising 45 chapters, the text begins with discussion on duties and responsibilities of house surgeons and residents, before detailing different techniques for best practice in a variety of areas, including sterile hand washing and gloving techniques, resuscitation of a patient, insertion of IV cannula, Ryles tube and Foley Catheter, local anaesthetics and nerve blocks, and minor surgical procedures.
Other important chapters include discussion on the MRSA super-bug, and the ‘Safe Surgery Saves Lives’ initiative from the World Health Organisation.
The second edition has been fully revised to present the latest techniques in the field. Additional chapters are included covering informed consent and negligence, surgical knots, intestinal and vascular anastomosis, energy sources in surgery, and surgical nutrition.
The new edition features nearly 500 surgical photographs and figures, and includes a DVD ROM demonstrating bandaging techniques, tube thoracostomy, central venous cannulation, and venous cutdown.
Key points
- Practical guide to surgery for trainees and surgeons
- Fully revised, second edition featuring many new topics
- Highly illustrated with images and figures, and includes a DVD ROM demonstrating procedures
- Previous edition (9789351527220) published in 2015
R Dayananda Babu MS MNAMS
Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala, India
- Model Conduct for House Surgeons/Residents
- Duties and Responsibilities of House Surgeons/Interns (Compulsory Rotating Resident Internship—CRRI)
- 9 Tips for House Surgeons/Residents
- Handwashing Practice
- Gloving Techniques
- ‘Safe Surgery Saves Lives’— A WHO Initiative
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- Surgical Site Infection
- Intravenous Fluids and Postoperative Fluid Management
- Intravenous Cannulation
- Central Venous Catheter
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Sutures
- Preoperative Preparation in General for Elective Surgery
- Preoperative Preparation of Common Operations
- Classification of Surgical Cases and ASA Classification of Physical Fitness
- Prophylactic Antibiotics in Surgery
- Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
- Surgical Blades, Skin Incisions and Acute Wound Closure
- Local Anesthetics used for Minor Surgery
- Digital Nerve Blocks (Finger and Toe Blocks)
- Minor Surgical Procedures of Subcutaneous Swellings
- Ingrowing Toe Nail
- Incision and Drainage of Abscess
- Venous Cutdown
- Resuscitation in Trauma
- Intercostal Drainage Tube
- Urethral Catheterization
- Nasogastric Intubation (Ryle’s Tube)
- Bandaging Techniques
- Use of Antiseptics and Ointments for Wound Management
- Head Injury
- Orthopedics
- Informed consent
- Energy Sources in Surgery
- Respiratory Complications after Surgery
- Surgical knots
- Vascular Anastomosis
- Burst Abdomen
- Medical Negligence
- Breaking the Bad News
- Abdominal Incisions
- Operation Theatre Etiquettes
- Intestinal Anastomosis
- Surgical Nutrition