Minor Surgery at a Glance is an essential companion for those who wish to learn or familiarise themselves with minor surgery, including trainees and practising surgeons, dermatologists, GPs, and emergency medicine physicians. Covering the basic principles of minor surgery, as well as offering an overview of techniques and common procedures accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, this book also provides concise summaries of vital information and the clinical practicalities.
Providing an accessible and practical introduction to a rapidly expanding area of practice, Minor Surgery at a Glance is ideal for medical students, foundation programme doctors, and trainees in a wide variety of disciplines who perform minor operations.
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Preface ix
Part I Avoiding and managing problems: principles of safe surgery 1
- 1 Consent 2
- 2 Physical environment 4
- 3 Set-up 6
- 4 Instruments 8
- 5 Infection control and prevention 10
- 6 Human factors 12
- 7 Focused history 14
- 8 Specimen processing and reporting 16
- 9 Follow-up 18
- 10 Anaphylaxis 20
- 11 Emergencies and resuscitation 22
- 12 Audit and practice 23
- 13 Communication and conflict resolution 24
Part II Basic pain control and anaesthesia 27
- 14 Local anaesthesia 28
- 15 Sedation 30
- 16 General and regional anaesthesia 33
Part III Core surgical knowledge 37
- 17 Skin incisions 38
- 18 Principles of wound closure 40
- 19 Sutures 42
- 20 Needles 44
- 21 Diathermy 46
- 22 Dressings 48
- 23 Haemostasis 50
- 24 Hypertrophic and keloid scarring 52
Part IV Practice of minor surgery 55
- Elective minor surgery
- 25 Biopsy techniques 56
- 26 Benign and premalignant skin lesions 58
- 27 Melanoma 60
- 28 Non-melanoma skin cancer 62
- 29 Neck lumps 64
- 30 Sebaceous cysts 66
- 31 Lipoma 68
- 32 The reconstructive ladder 70
- 33 Cryotherapy for verrucae 72
- 34 Muscle and nerve biopsy 74
- 35 Ingrown toenail 77
- 36 Lymph node excision 80
- 37 Sclerotherapy 82
- 38 Botulinum toxin 84
- Emergency minor surgery
- 39 Tetanus 86
- 40 Scalp lacerations 88
- 41 Foreign bodies 90
- 42 Facial trauma and lacerations 92
- 43 Hand injuries 95
- 44 Trauma assessment 98
- 45 Psychosocial considerations 100
- 46 Incision and drainage of abscesses 102
- 47 Complications 104
- 48 Difficult locations 106
- Index 107
