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

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Surgical Handicraft is a practical guide for interns, residents and practising surgeons. It serves as an instruction manual on best practice and preparations for surgery. The book is comprised of 33 chapters, initially covering the 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. Surgical site infections, the third most common cause for hospital-acquired infections, are fully discussed in a separate chapter, including Centre for Disease Control protocols, which address this problem. Surgical Handicraft includes 177 full colour images and illustrations and a step-by-step DVD-ROM illustrating four surgical techniques (bandaging, tube thoracostomy, insertion of central line, and venesection), making this book an ideal resource for those wishing to improve and gain confidence in their surgical preparations. Key Points 33 chapters covering various minor procedures in surgery 177 full colour images and illustrations DVD-ROM featuring step-by-step guidance on four surgical techniques

Throughout its development, from an ancient craft of magic and religion to a field of science and technology, surgery has inspired strong feelings--hope and admiration, fear and censure, but never indifference. Here, for the first time-- in The Illustrated History of Surgery--is a readable and chronological account, across the whole spectrum of world history, of the development of surgery and of the great personalities whose skill and courage paved the way for the modern surgeon. The book also includes information on the use of drugs, herbal remedies, early anaesthetics and a whole range of procedures related to surgery and its evolution. The text ranges from primitive surgery in prehistoric times to today's transplants and implants - with a glimpse into how modern surgery is likely to develop in the future. There are portraits of the great surgeons throughout the ages, detailed accounts of the milestones in the progress of the profession - the breaking of new ground and forming of solid bases from which the next generation of surgeons could advance to new and revolutionary techniques. The Illustrated History of Surgery is a beautifully presented book, with more than 200 colour illustrations gathered from around the world; it tells the story of surgery in a way that is both intelligible and enthralling.