Full Description
This second edition brings medical students and trainees fully up to date with the latest skills and techniques in surgery. The contents have been thoroughly revised and include the addition of four new chapters, and the layout improved to offer a logical, step by step format and enhance readability.Beginning with the basic preparation for surgery, each of the following chapters describes a different technique, providing a brief overview of the surgery, discussion on the instruments and an explanation of the actual procedure. Each chapter is highly illustrated and includes a summary of the key points.Key pointsNew edition bringing trainees up to date with the latest skills and techniques in surgeryLogical, step by step layout enhances readabilityThoroughly revised contents with addition of four new chaptersHighly illustrated with nearly 280 full colour images and figuresKey points summary box in each chapter to assist learningInternationally recognised author and editor team from the UK and IndiaPrevious edition published in 2009
Contents
Scrubbing, Gowning and Gloving TechniquesKnot Tying TechniquesWound Closure TechniquesSurgery of Common Skin Lesions Under Local AnaesthesiaSutures in SurgeryPatient Positioning during SurgeryAnastomosis in SurgeryArt of Instrument HandlingDrains in SurgeryMinimal Access SurgeryHaemostasisBiopsy TechniquesDissection TechniquesSurgical Diathermy: Principles and PrecautionsDressing and Wound CareBasics of Lasers in SurgeryBasic Surgical ProceduresGeneral Surgical InstrumentsRecent Developments of Energy Sources in Surgery
