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BASIC SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Basic Surgical Techniques
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Fifth Edition

By
R. Kirk, MS, FRCS, Honorary Professor of Surgery, Royal Free and University College London; Honorary Consulting Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

Description
The 5th Edition of this text gives clear, concise guidance on all aspects of acquiring surgical skills to ensure operative success. The full range of surgical procedures is comprehensively reviewed in a clear "how-to-do-it" style. Thoroughly updated and modernized throughout, this latest edition includes new information on laparoscopic procedures and minimal access surgery. Each chapter is now introduced with a summary box, outlining the key issues that are covered. The book also includes nearly 100 completely new illustrations.

Audience
Candidates undergoing basic surgical training at SHO level and for the MRCS, candidates undergoing higher level surgical training for the FRCS and American Boards

Contents


1
Handling Yourself



2
Handling Instruments



3
Handling Threads (with Bryony Lovett)



4
Handling Ducts and Cavities



5
Handling Blood Vessels (with George Hamilton)



6
Handling Skin



7
Handling Connective and Soft Tissues



8
Handling Bone (with Deborah Eastwood)



9
Handling Dissection



10
Handling Bleeding



11
Handling Drains



12
Handling Infection



13
Handling Minimal Access Surgery


Appendix


Anatomical Terms


Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 200 pages, publication date: JUL-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07122-5
ISBN-10: 0-443-07122-5
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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