Matthew Stephenson

The Hands-on Guide to Surgical Training (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Thinking about a surgical career? About to start surgical training? Do you know what to expect and how to thrive? The Hands-on Guide to Surgical Training is the ultimate, practical guide for medical students and junior doctors thinking about taking the plunge into surgery, and also for surgical trainees already in training. It's full of invaluable, practical information and career guidance to ensure you get the most out of your surgical career. It offers general guidance and advice on surgical training, together with detailed information on each of the nine surgical subspecialties, each written by seniors and consultants, as you make both clinical and career-based choices. Undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive resources for surgical trainees available, The Hands-on Guide to Surgical Training will be essential reading throughout your training and surgical career. Take the stress out of surgical training with The Hands-on Guide!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118268698
• Artikelnr.: 37362710

Autorenporträt

Matthew Stephenson is Senior Surgical Registrar within the South East Thames Rotation, and the author of How To Operate: for MRCS candidates and other surgical trainees (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, ISBN 9780470657447).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vi Introduction vii Contributors ix So you want to be a surgeon? xi
Abbreviations xvii Clinical 1 Theatres 1 Surgical instruments 1 Sutures 10
Theatre etiquette 12 Patient safety and the WHO surgical checklist 17 How
to write the operation note 22 Introduction to operative sections 26
Appendicectomy 26 Inguinal hernia repair 31 Dynamic hip screw 37 2 Wards 45
3 Clinics 71 4 On Call 78 Non-clinical Generic stage 5 The Foundation Years
89 6 The Core Training Years 100 7 The Specialty Training Years 122
Surgical specialties 8 General Surgery 140 9 Urology 148 10 Cardiothoracic
Surgery 156 11 Oral and maxillofacial surgery 160 12 Ear, nose and throat
surgery (Otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery) 166 13 Paediatric
surgery 171 14 Neurosurgery 179 15 Orthopaedics 186 16 Plastic Surgery 193
Other issues 17 Applying for Jobs 201 18 Flexible Training and Women in
Surgery 219 19 Academic Surgery 225 20 Other Issues in Surgical Training
233 21 Fellowships 250 22 Approaching Consultancy 256 Appendix 1:
Preoperative assessment 264 Appendix 2: Consent 286 Appendix 3: Local
Anaesthetics 292 Index 295