Lectures on The ART of Surgery

Ashish Dey MS FMAS FIAGES FACSSenior Consultant, Department of Laparoscopic and General Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaHarsha Jauhari Chairman, Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

• SECTION 1: Concepts and Attitude1. Surgical Deportment and Opinion: I Think, Therefore I Am2. Join the Race or be Left Behind — “Staying Abreast”3. Panic and the Surgeon: “To Fuse or Defuse”4. Self-doubt, Self-audit, Self-reliance — Optimizing Competence: Confidence Ratio5. Conceptualization and Visualization of an Operation: Preparation for Surgery6. Art of Assistance in Surgery: “Standing beside You”7. The Art of Selecting a Suitable Incision in Surgery and Art of Retraction8. Approach to a Lady as a Surgical Patient9. Approach to a Child as a Surgical Patient10. Pain — Friend or Foe11. Progress in Minimal Access Surgery12.Tissue Handling: “Gently does it”SECTION 2: Surgeon and His Tools13. Catheters and Cannulas14. Electrocautery — Arts and Principles: A Fundamental Concept15. Hypodermic Needles — Intramuscular and Intravenous16. Needles — Solid Needles17. Stumps18. Sutures and Suturing Techniques19. Drains and Tubes20. Dressings21. Knots and Knotting Techniques22. Painting, Draping, and Positioning in Surgery23. Vascular Anastomosis24. How to Send a Sample for Biopsy?25. Sample Collection in Microbiology26. Use of Ultrasound in the Operation Theater: Vascular and Non-vascular Uses27. Surgeon and Surgical InstrumentsSECTION 3: Young Surgeon as the First Responder28. Anesthetist as the First Responder29. Orthopedic Trauma30. Superficial Injuries and Burns31. Trauma and the Vascular Surgeon32. Primary Management of Ocular Trauma in Polytrauma33. Roadside Trauma in a Pregnant Patient: The Obstetrician’s RoleSECTION 4: Ward Procedure Skills34. Central Venous Line Insertion35. Nasogastric Tube and Insertion Technique36. Abdominal Paracentesis and Thoracocentesis37. Epistaxis38. Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology39. Intra-articular Aspiration, Injection, and Soft Tissue Injection40. Liver Biopsy41. Lumbar Puncture42. Urinary Catheterization: How to do it Safely