Module: Principles of Surgical Practice

Case Studies:

1. Introduction
2. Skin and soft tissue disorders
3. Informed consent: what is the risk?
4. Pre-operative risk assessment: venous thromboembolism
5. Pre-operative risk assessment: infection
6. Pre-operative risk assessment: wound failure and incisional hernias
7. Have you given him sufficient fluid?
8. Can this wait until the morning?
9. A 77-year-old woman with a swelling in the groin
10. A young man with abdominal pain and vomiting
11. Obesity is not a dirty word
12. A demanding patient
13. What do you see in this case?
14. Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
15. The incidental finding... what should we do about this?

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