Surgical Infection
Fig. 3.1 Systemic bacterial sepsis with peripheral shut-down and digital ischaemia and necrosis Fig. 3.2 Systemic bacterial sepsis with more advanced peripheral shut-down with ischaemia and necrosis of the hand…
Evaluation of Surgical Safety and Efficacy
Study design Protocol Systematic review Systematic location, appraisal, and synthesis of evidence from scientific studies Experimental studies Randomized Subjects are randomly allocated to groups either for the intervention/treatment Controlled trial…
General Perioperative Complications
Environmental Hospital system Postoperative care Home situation City vs. remote residence Personal Social Smoking Behavioral Occupational Socioeconomic Cultural Psychological state Genetic Anomalies Hyper-coagulation states Anticoagulation states Trauma Direct contusion/laceration Joint…
Medicolegal Risk Management in Surgery
Hebert PC. Disclosure of adverse events and errors in healthcare: an ethical perspective. Drug Saf. 2001;24(15):1095–104.PubMedCrossRef Jones JW, McCullough LB, Richman BW. Informed consent: it’s not just signing a form….
Intensive Care Complications
, Robert Young1 and Brendon J. Coventry3 (1) Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital & St Andrew’s Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia (2) Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (3) Royal…
Introduction
100 % Almost always >80 % Extremely frequent, virtually always occurs 50–80 % Very frequent, very commonly occurs 20–50 % Moderately frequent, commonly occurs 5–20 % Relatively frequent, usually doesn’t…
Anesthesia Complications
, Alan A. Aitkenhead2 and Brendon J. Coventry3 (1) Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (2) Department of Anesthesia, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK (3) Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide…
Liver and biliary tract disease
23 Liver and biliary tract disease Q.M. Anstee D.E.J. Jones Clinical examination of the abdomen for liver and biliary disease Functional anatomy and physiology Applied anatomy Hepatic function Investigation of…
Alimentary tract and pancreatic disease
22 Alimentary tract and pancreatic disease I.D. Penman C.W. Lees Clinical examination of the gastrointestinal tract Functional anatomy and physiology Control of gastrointestinal function Gut hormones Investigation of gastrointestinal disease…
Rheumatology and bone disease
25 Rheumatology and bone disease S.H. Ralston I.B. McInnes Clinical examination of the musculoskeletal system Functional anatomy and physiology Investigation of musculoskeletal disease Joint aspiration Imaging Blood tests Tissue biopsy…
