Fundamentals of General Surgery

Foreword Preface 1                    Fundamentals of patient preparation for the operating in the 21st century. 2                    Fundamentals of Operating room setup and surgical instrumentation 3                    Fundamentals of Surgical Sutures and Associated Technical skills 4                    Fundamentals of Patient Positioning and Skin Prep 5                    Fundamentals of incisions and skin closures 6                    Fundamentals of retractors and exposure 7                    Fundamentals of dissection 8                    Fundamentals of Surgical Hemostasis      9                    Fundamentals of energy utilization in the Operating room 10                Fundamentals of Stapling devices            11                Fundamentals of Drain management 12                Fundamentals of endoscopy for the general surgeon 13                Fundamentals on prosthetic materials for the abdominal wall   14                Fundamentals of basic laparoscopic setup           15                Fundamentals of laparotomy closure 16                Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery            17                Fundamentals of gastro - intestinal anastomosis             18                Fundamentals of vascular anastomosis Appendix on common vascular instruments 19                Fundamentals of exploratory laparotomy for Trauma 20                Fundamentals of temporary abdominal wall  closure 21                Fundamentals of exploratory thoracotomy for Trauma  22                Fundamentals of becoming a safe and independent surgeon (from first assistant to skilled educator)                  23                Fundamentals of acceptable behavior in the OR (etiquette) 24                Fundamentals of the daily routine as a surgeon  25                Fundamentals of managing the operative catastrophe  ... Mehr