Recently Updated Pages
POSITIONING ON THE OPERATING TABLE
POSITIONING ON THE OPERATING TABLE Summary box 7.1 Objectives of correct surgical positioning /un...
PREPARATION OF THE SURGICAL SITE
PREPARATION OF THE SURGICAL SITE Correct skin preparation can reduce surgical site infection - (S...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To understand: The importance of safe patient positioning • The steps involve...
Lithotomy and Lloyd-Davies position
Lithotomy and Lloyd-Davies position This is commonly employed for gynaecological, perineal and ur...
Monopolar and bipolar diathermy
Monopolar and bipolar diathermy In monopolar surgery ( Figure 7.18a ), the electrical current cre...
Knotting techniques
Knotting techniques Knot tying is one of the most fundamental techniques in surgery and a poorly...
Laparoscopic access and port placement
Laparoscopic access and port placement There are two fundamental ways to access the abdomen lapar...
Lateral position
Lateral position Left or right lateral positioning ( Figure 7.5 ) are useful alterna tives to pro...
Hair removal from the surgical site
Hair removal from the surgical site Hair is removed from the surgical site when it is deemed to...
Hazards of diathermy
Hazards of diathermy Burns These are the most common type of diathermy accidents and occur when ...
Introduction
INTRODUCTION Successful outcomes in surgery depend on knowledge, skills and judgement. While this...
ELECTROSURGERY
ELECTROSURGERY Electrosurgery employs high-frequency electrical current to assist in making surgi...
Emergency gastrointestinal surgery and drains
Emergency gastrointestinal surgery and drains While there seems to be some anecdotal evidence adv...
FURTHER READING
FURTHER READING Kirk RM. Basic surgical techniques , 6th edn. Edinburgh: Churchill Liv - ingstone...
Alternatives to sutures
Alternatives to sutures Skin adhesive strips Self-adhesive tapes may be used where there is no te...
DRAINS IN SURGERY
DRAINS IN SURGERY In 1887 Lawson Tait suggested ‘when in doubt drain!’. This edict has been criti...
Draping
Draping Draping is the process of forming a sterile perimeter around the operating site using dis...
Abdominal wall closure and laparoscopic port closu
Abdominal wall closure and laparoscopic port closure Abdominal wound closure technique The surgic...
Abdominal wall closure and laparoscopic port closure
Abdominal wall closure and laparoscopic port closure Abdominal wound closure technique The surgic...
Advanced vessel-sealing devices
Advanced vessel-sealing devices Advanced laparoscopic procedures have driven a parallel explosion...