Title:

SUR 03 - Basic Surgical Skills

Description:

Module 3: Basic Surgical Skills: basic skills in surgery are a fundamental collection of individual skills in which competence is required before undertaking actual surgical procedures. They include personal preparation for surgery, safe administration of local anaesthesia, safe handling of surgical instruments and of tissues, accurate superficial incision and closure, secure knotting, safe use of diathermy, haemostasis of superficial vessels, surgical drain use, assisting helpfully even with unfamiliar procedures, an understanding of the principles of anastomosis and of the principles of endoscopy.

Hierarchy:

[Retired] Surgery (SUR) > SUR 03 - Basic Surgical Skills

Keywords:

personal preparation for surgery, safe administration of local anaesthesia, safe handling of surgical instruments and of tissues, accurate superficial incision and closure, secure knotting, safe use of diathermy, haemostasis of superficial vessels, surgical drain use, assisting helpfully even with unfamiliar procedures, an understanding of the principles of anastomosis and of the principles of endoscopy

Created:

12 Jul 2012

Updated:

12 Jul 2012