Infection and surgery
CHAPTER 6 Infection and surgery Principles of wound management 98 Prevention of surgical site infection 99 Antibiotics in surgery 100 Surgical infections 102 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 110 Infection and…
Shock and trauma
CHAPTER 4 Shock and trauma Shock 42 Trauma 47 Shock Shock is defined as an abnormality of the circulation that causes inadequate organ perfusion and oxygenation. Five types of shock…
Endocrine surgery
CHAPTER 11 Endocrine surgery Thyroid 178 Parathyroids 188 Adrenal gland 189 Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 193 Thyroid Congenital The embryological line of descent of the thyroid gland is from the…
An introduction to surgical techniques and practical procedures
CHAPTER 2 An introduction to surgical techniques and practical procedures Surgical incision 15 Sutures 16 Drains 18 Stomas (-ostomies) 18 Local anaesthesia 19 Tourniquets 20 Diathermy 21 Laser 23 Laparoscopic…
Organ and tissue transplantation
CHAPTER 21 Organ and tissue transplantation Classification 466 Organ and tissue donors 466 Organ preservation 472 Siting of the transplant 472 Rejection 473 Immunosuppression 473 Specific organs 476 General complications…
Acute abdomen
CHAPTER 13 Acute abdomen Basic principles 205 Medical causes of acute abdominal pain 211 Peritonitis 211 Intra-abdominal abscesses 213 Basic principles Acute abdomen is the most common cause of emergency…
Introduction to surgery
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to surgery Evidence-based medicine 1 Clinical governance in surgical practice 2 Clinical audit 2 Consent 4 Medico-legal issues 6 Breaking bad news 6 Death and the certification…
Gynaecology
CHAPTER 22 Gynaecology Ectopic pregnancy 482 Ovary 483 Pelvic inflammatory disease 484 Dysmenorrhoea 484 Endometriosis 484 Uterine fibroids 485 Mittelschmerz 486 Between 10% and 20% of patients admitted with acute…
Head, neck and otorhinolaryngology
CHAPTER 8 Head, neck and otorhinolaryngology Scalp swellings 126 Facial swellings 127 Swellings in the neck 127 Oral disorders 134 Carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract 137 Disorders of the…
