Fundamentals of General Surgery

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the surgical skills required during general surgery. General Concepts are covered with descriptions of basic terminology, the logic behind specific approaches, limitations of specific skills, technical and practical considerations, and safety of using specific approaches and skills. 

More advanced topics including gastro-intestinal anastomosis, exploring a patient after a major trauma, and managing crisis situations are also discussed, as well as current controversies and future directions within general surgery.

Fundamentals of General Surgery is relevant to trainees in general surgery and its subspecialties, and aims to give them an easy to access resource that contains real life examples, iconography, and recommended further reading. 

Foreword

Preface

1                    Fundamentals of patient preparation for the operating in the 21st century.

2                    Fundamentals of Operating room setup and surgical instrumentation

4                    Fundamentals of Patient Positioning and Skin Prep

5                    Fundamentals of incisions and skin closures

7                    Fundamentals of dissection

8                    Fundamentals of Surgical Hemostasis     

10                Fundamentals of Stapling devices           

11                Fundamentals of Drain management

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