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Principles of Surgery
- Acute Limb Ischaemia
- Anastamosis
- Blood transfusion
- Brainstem death
- Burns
- Chemotherapy
- Clinical Trials / Medical statistics
- Diathermy
- Drains
- Dressings
- Fracture healing
- Gunshot wounds / Blast Injury
- Informed Consent
- Intensive Care (ITU)
- Nerve Injury
- Operating list order
- Paediatrics
- Palliative care
- Patient safety in theatre
- Radiotherapy
- Screening
- Sterilisation & disinfection
- Stoma
- Surgical Audit
- Sutures / Needles
- Symptom based
- Theatre design
- Tourniquet
- Transplantation
- Wound healing
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Theatre design
Theatre design
- Location
- Close to surgical wards / ITU / Supplies / A&E / Imaging
- Layout
- Separate clean / dirty areas
- Anaesthetic room adjacent to theatre
- Adequate space for storage
- Staff recreation
- Enviroment
- Ideal temperature 20-22'C
- Humidity control (hog-hair hygrometer)
- Clear filtered air - enters via ceiling, leaves via door flaps
- Power
- Gas
- Lighting