Brown's Skin and Minor Surgery. a Text and Colour Atlas

Description

This authoritative, highly illustrated text and color atlas provides a systematic guide to commonly performed minor surgical and dermatology procedures. Accompanied by video clips, this critical resource on skin and minor surgery is designed for all trainees and practitioners, including experienced surgeons, dermatologists, family doctors, nurses, and the supporting healthcare team.

Divided into four main color-coded sections, the book covers essential background information including postoperative management and aftercare, the key knowledge required for diagnosis and management, and the skills necessary to perform procedures step by step.

• Comprehensive coverage—Learn to perform a whole range of procedures from small skin surgical procedures to vasectomy
• Step-by-step techniques—See how to perform each technique with numerous color illustrations, animations and video clips
• Practical advice, boxes, tables, warnings, and indications of difficulty level—Achieve success and avoid common pitfalls
• Authoritative yet contemporary—Gain wisdom from this long-established, trusted book brought completely up to date by today’s practitioners

Features

- Provides a hands-on surgical manual for the entire healthcare team
- Presents step-by-step procedures through color illustrations and videos
- Supplies practical advice, warnings, and tips to help practitioners avoid common pitfalls and achieve successful procedures
- Highlights the importance of infection control, health and safety, lesion recognition, surgical skills, organization, and self-directed learning
- Uses a color-coordinated, bulleted format for easy reference

Table of contents

Essential Background Information
Facilities
Informed Consent, Record Keeping, Documentation and Audit
Infection Control
Professional and Legal Issues, and Health and Safety at Work
Patient Assessment
Anatomical Hazards and Pitfalls
Local and Regional Anaesthetic Agents
Postoperative Management

Knowledge: Diagnosis and Management
Skin Lesions
Dermoscopy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren’s Contracture, Trigger Finger and Ganglia: Knowledge
Vasectomy: Knowledge
Toenail Problems that May Require Surgery

Essential Generic Skills
Communication
Local Anaesthesia and Minor Surgical Procedures
Resuscitation
Basic Surgical Techniques
Haemostasis
Dermatological Techniques and Tips

Additional Surgical Skills And Procedures
Other Surgical Procedures: Cysts and Lipomas
Minor Casualties
Carpal Tunnel, Dupuytren’s Contracture, Trigger Finger and Ganglia: Skills
Vasectomy: Skills
Toenail Surgery
Advanced Surgical Procedures
Electrosurgery

Authors

Jonathan Botting, MRCGP, GP Barnes SW London, GP Trainer, Dermatological Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, UK

Julia Schofield, FRCP, MRCGP, MBE, Principal Lecturer, School of Postgraduate Medicine, University of Hertfordshire and Consultant Dermatologist, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK