Preoperative management - 1
Preoperative management
Assessment of fitness for anaesthesia and surgery
Preoperative investigations
Tests of respiratory, cardiac and renal disease
Management of associated medical conditions
Anaemia
Iron deficiency anaemia
Sickle cell anaemia
Infection
Pathophysiology of the body's response to infection
Sources of surgical infection
Wound infection
Asepsis and antisepsis
Sterilisation and disinfection
Surgically important micro-organisms
Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections
Methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA)
Tuberculosis
Tetanus
Gas gangrene
Pseudomembranous colitis
Hydatid disease
Investigative and operative procedures
Excision of cysts and benign tumours of the skin
Principles of techniques of biopsy
Drainage of superficial and deep abscesses
Cellulitis and necrotising fascitis
Basic principles of anastomosis
Surgical drains
Anaesthesia
Local and regional anaesthesia
Pre-medication and induction
General anaesthesia and muscle relaxation
Care and monitoring of the anaesthetised patient
Theatre problems
Surgical technique and technology
Minimal access surgery
Diathermy - principles and precautions
Lasers - principle and precautions
Tourniquets - uses and precautions
Prevention of injuries in the anaesthetised patient
Day case surgery
Surgery in hepatitis and HIV carriers
Hepatitis B
HIV infection and AIDS
Disorders of coagulation and haemostasis
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