Foreword
Preface
1 Fundamentals of patient preparation for the operating in the 21st century.
2 Fundamentals of Operating room setup and surgical instrumentation
3 Fundamentals of Surgical Sutures and Associated Technical skills
4 Fundamentals of Patient Positioning and Skin Prep
5 Fundamentals of incisions and skin closures
6 Fundamentals of retractors and exposure
7 Fundamentals of dissection
8 Fundamentals of Surgical Hemostasis
9 Fundamentals of energy utilization in the Operating room
10 Fundamentals of Stapling devices
11 Fundamentals of Drain management
12 Fundamentals of endoscopy for the general surgeon
13 Fundamentals on prosthetic materials for the abdominal wall
14 Fundamentals of basic laparoscopic setup
15 Fundamentals of laparotomy closure
16 Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery
17 Fundamentals of gastro - intestinal anastomosis
18 Fundamentals of vascular anastomosis
Appendix on common vascular instruments
19 Fundamentals of exploratory laparotomy for Trauma
20 Fundamentals of temporary abdominal wall closure
21 Fundamentals of exploratory thoracotomy for Trauma 8
22 Fundamentals of becoming a safe and independent surgeon (from first assistant to skilled educator)
23 Fundamentals of acceptable behavior in the OR (etiquette)
24 Fundamentals of the daily routine as a surgeon
25 Fundamentals of managing the operative catastrophe
