Main description:

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

Contents:

DVD Contents

* Bandaging Techniques

* Tube Thoracostomy (Intercostal Drainage)

* Insertion of Central Line

* Venesection

Table of Contents

1. Model Conduct for House Surgeons/Residents

2. Duties and Responsibilities of House Surgeons/Interns

3. 9 Tips for House Surgeons/Residents

4. Handwashing Practice

5. Gloving Techniques

6. 'Safe Surgery Saves Lives'- A WHO Initiative

7. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

8. Surgical Site Infection

9. Intravenous Fluids and Postoperative Fluid Management

10. Intravenous Cannulation

11. Central Venous Catheter

12. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

13. Sutures

14. Preoperative Preparation in General for Elective Surgery

15. Preoperative Preparation of Common Operations

16. Classification of Surgical Cases and ASA Classification of Physical Fitness

17. Prophylactic Antibiotics in Surgery

18. Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

19. Surgical Blades, Skin Incisions and Acute Wound Closure

20. Local Anesthetics Used for Minor Surgery

21. Digital Nerve Blocks (Finger and Toe Blocks)

22. Minor Surgical Procedures of Subcutaneous Swellings

23. Ingrowing Toe Nail

24. Incision and Drainage of Abscess

25. Venous Cutdown

26. Resuscitation in Trauma

27. Intercostal Drainage Tube

28. Urethral Catheterization

29. Nasogastric Intubation (Ryle's Tube)

30. Bandaging Techniques

31. Use of Antiseptics and Ointments for Wound Management

32. Head Injury

33. Orthopedics

Index