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Informationen zum Autor Ms. Helen Mohan, MB BCh BAO BMedSci MRCSI is a Surgical Research Registrar, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin. Professor Des C Winter, MD FRCS is a Surgeon, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin. He is also the founder of the Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research and Education (iCORE) and editor of the?British Journal of Surgery, and board member of several other journals. Klappentext Minor Surgery at a Glance is an essential companion for those who wish to learn or familiarise themselves with minor surgery, including trainees and practising surgeons, dermatologists, GPs, and emergency medicine physicians. Covering the basic principles of minor surgery, as well as offering an overview of techniques and common procedures accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, this book also provides concise summaries of vital information and the clinical practicalities.Providing an accessible and practical introduction to a rapidly expanding area of practice, Minor Surgery at a Glance is ideal for medical students, foundation programme doctors, and trainees in a wide variety of disciplines who perform minor operations. Zusammenfassung Minor Surgery at a Glance is an essential companion for those who wish to learn or familiarise themselves with minor surgery, including trainees and practising surgeons, dermatologists, GPs, and emergency medicine physicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors vii Preface ix Part 1 Avoiding and Managing Problems: Principles of Safe Surgery 1 1 Consent 2 2 Physical environment 4 3 Set-up 6 4 Instruments 8 5 Infection control and prevention 10 6 Human factors 12 7 Focused history 14 8 Specimen processing and reporting 16 9 Follow-up 18 10 Anaphylaxis 20 11 Emergencies and resuscitation 22 12 Audit and practice 23 13 Communication and conflict resolution 24 Part 2 Basic Pain Control and Anaesthesia 27 14 Local anaesthesia 28 15 Sedation 30 16 General and regional anaesthesia 33 Part 3 Core Surgical Knowledge 37 17 Skin incisions 38 18 Principles of wound closure 40 19 Sutures 42 20 Needles 44 21 Diathermy 46 22 Dressings 48 23 Haemostasis 50 24 Hypertrophic and keloid scarring 52 Part 4 Practice of Minor Surgery 55 Elective Minor Surgery 55 25 Biopsy techniques 56 26 Benign and premalignant skin lesions 58 27 Melanoma 60 28 Non-melanoma skin cancer 62 29 Neck lumps 64 30 Sebaceous cysts 66 31 Lipoma 68 32 The reconstructive ladder 70 33 Cryotherapy for verrucae (plantar wart) 72 34 Muscle and nerve biopsy 74 35 Ingrown toenail 76 36 Lymph node excision 78 37 Sclerotherapy 80 38 Botulinum toxin 82 Emergency Minor Surgery 55 39 Tetanus 84 40 Scalp lacerations 86 41 Foreign bodies 88 42 Facial trauma and lacerations 90 43 Hand injuries 93 44 Trauma assessment 96 45 Psychosocial considerations 98 46 Incision and drainage of abscesses 100 47 Complications 102 48 Difficult locations 104 Index 105 ...
