The NHS and Private Healthcare
Fig. 31.1 Schematic of the structure of the NHS, prior to the introduction of the internal market Things began to change more drastically in the 1980s. Outsourcing was introduced for…
Orthopaedic Surgery
Fig. 21.1 Describing fractures Which bone is fractured? Where in the bone is the fracture? What is the fracture pattern? What is the degree of comminution, angulation or displacement? How…
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…
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…
