Basic Surgical Skills An Illustrated Guide

An easy to follow step-by-step guide to the most useful surgical skills from knot tying to simple procedures. Illustrated with colour photographs and video clips to demonstrate techniques, this book makes these practical skills as clear and easy to follow as possible.

Including coverage of surgical instruments, wound management and suturing, and minor surgical procedures, it also explains how to use these essential surgical skills to make the most of a surgical placement. Healthcare students or junior professionals undertaking a placement in surgery or emergency medicine will feel confident and capable, and will be able to take an active role in surgical placements. Learning basic surgical skills is important for such placements, as well as for undertaking exams such as the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS).

List of videos

Acknowledgements

Author bio

1. Introduction

Graeme M Downes

2. Scrubbing

Graeme M Downes

3. Basic surgical instruments

Graeme M Downes

4. Sutures

Graeme M Downes

5. Tying surgical knots

Graeme M Downes

6. Local anaesthesia

Rituja Kamble

7. Suture techniques

Graeme M Downes

8. Electrosurgery

Graeme M Downes

9. Wound debridement

Graeme M Downes and Rituja Kamble

10. Cyst excision

Graeme M Downes and Rituja Kamble

11. Making the most of your surgical placement

Howard Chu

Appendix 1: Suturing checklist

Rituja Kamble and Graeme M Downes

Appendix 2: Advice after sutures

Graeme M Downes

Index