Perioperative Care
Fig. 7.1 Example of theatre layout Between each of these rooms, a set of doors will be present and it is important that these remain closed during surgery. This ensures…
GENERAL SURGERY
Preoperative Care
Surgical grade Definition Example 1 Minor Excision of skin lesion; drainage of breast abscess 2 Intermediate Primary repair of inguinal hernia; excision of varicose vein(s) of leg; tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy; knee arthroscopy…
Surgical Research
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_27 27. Surgical Research Angela E. Fanshawe1 and Michael E. Ibrahim2, 3 (1) General Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ,…
I Want to Be a Surgeon: What Next?
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_26 26. I Want to Be a Surgeon: What Next? Angela E. Fanshawe1 and Michael E. Ibrahim2, 3 (1) General Surgery, Northwick Park…
Vascular Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_18 18. Vascular Surgery Aminah N. Ahmad1 and Rachel Bell2 (1) GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College London, Great Maze Pond,…
Principles of Surgical Oncology and Pathology
Fig. 12.1 Schematic representation of features of dysplasia as would be seen under the microscope Neoplasms, Tumour and Cancer Neoplasm (new growth): an abnormal mass of tissue, formed due to…
Patient Safety
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_8 8. Patient Safety Anam Parand1 (1) Department of Surgery and Cancer, NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Imperial…
Radiology for Surgeons
Diagnostic procedure Equivalent number of chest X-rays Approximate equivalent period of natural background radiation Chest X-ray 1 3 days Hip X-ray 20 2 months Abdominal X-ray 35 4 months CT…
Collaborative Quality Improvement
Fig. 12.1 Catheter related bloodstream infection as a function of time following a collaborative intervention in 103 intensive care units in Michigan. Circles represent mean infection per quarter; thick blue…
Understanding Variations in the Use of Surgery
Fig. 3.1 Map of Vermont demonstrating hospital services areas. Dark lines represent boundaries of hospital service areas; areas without dots are served principally by New Hampshire hospitals (Reproduced with permission…
