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Basic Techniques in Pediatric Surgery

An Operative Manual

  • A unique “surgical cookbook” designed to provide clear and concise guidance for trainees in pediatric surgery

  • Explains and demonstrates more than one hundred frequently performed procedures with the aid of simple line drawings depicting each operative step

  • Covers the full range of surgery, including basic surgical skills, day surgery procedures, emergency surgery procedures, and minimally invasive surgery

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (187 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Part A Basic Surgical Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A2 Positioning

      • Prabhu Sekaran, Robert Carachi
      Pages 5-7
    3. A3 Preparation

      • Andrew Neilson, Robert Carachi
      Pages 8-10
    4. A4 Surgical Instruments

      • Basith Amjad
      Pages 11-20
    5. A5 Diathermy

      • Prabhu Sekaran, Robert Carachi
      Pages 21-25
    6. A6 Local Anaesthesia

      • John Currie
      Pages 26-33
    7. A7 Skin Lines and Wound Healing

      • Lynn McIntosh, A. H. B. Fyfe
      Pages 34-36
    8. A8 Transverse Supraumbilical Incision

      • Roland Partridge, Atul J. Sabharwal
      Pages 37-39
    9. A9 Midline Laparotomy and Paramedian Incisions

      • Roland Partridge, Atul J. Sabharwal
      Pages 40-42
    10. A10 Subcostal and Rooftop Incisions

      • Tim J. Bradnock, Robert Carachi
      Pages 43-46
    11. A11 Pfannenstiel Incision

      • Hanan Said, Robert Carachi
      Pages 47-49
    12. A12 Gridiron, Lanz and Rutherford Morison Incisions

      • Tim J. Bradnock, Robert Carachi
      Pages 50-52
    13. A13 Sutures and Their Uses

      • Rania Kronfli, Gregor M. Walker
      Pages 53-55
    14. A14 Knots and Their Uses

      • Rania Kronfli, Robert Carachi
      Pages 56-57
    15. A15 Hand Tying

      • Rania Kronfli, Atul J. Sabharwal
      Pages 58-59
    16. A16 Instrument Tying

      • Rania Kronfli, Atul J. Sabharwal
      Pages 60-63
    17. A17 Repair of Vessels, Nerves and Tendons

      • Omar Quaba, Andrew Hart
      Pages 64-66
    18. A18 Haemostasis

      • Roland Partridge, Robert Carachi
      Pages 67-69

About this book

This unique manual is a “surgical cookbook” designed to provide clear and concise guidance for trainees in pediatric surgery. With the aid of simple line drawings depicting each operative step, more than one hundred frequently performed procedures are explained and demonstrated. The reader will learn how to perform each procedure effectively and safely, avoiding potential complications. The full range of surgery is covered, including basic surgical skills, day surgery procedures, emergency surgery procedures and minimally invasive surgery. The book will be of value not only to trainees in pediatric surgery but also to trainees in general surgery, theatre nurses, parents and carers.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“It presents 183 techniques or operative procedures described and illustrated by 67 trainees, consultants, and pediatric surgeons from around the world. … The book is well illustrated and beautifully put together; in short it is an attractive addition to the literature. … This is a handsome book and a fast read that offers an easy first approach to childhood surgical procedures. It is an excellent introduction to pediatric surgical techniques for students and trainees.” (Robert M. Arensman, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    Robert Carachi

  • Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Sandeep Agarwala

  • The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK

    Tim J. Bradnock

About the editors

Robert Carachi, MD, PhD, FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Eng), FEBPS, is Professor of Surgical Paediatrics at the University of Glasgow and Head of the Department/Section of Surgical Paediatrics at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, where he has been an Honorary Consultant and a Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon since 1987. Dr. Carachi holds various other positions, including Clinical Lead for Paediatric Telemedicine and Chairman of the Steering Committee for Scotland, Scottish Centre for Telehealth. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Scottish Medical Journal and an Editorial Consultant to the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, and has been on the editorial board of the European Journal of Paediatric Surgery since 1996. Dr. Carachi is a past President of the Paediatric Surgical Section of the Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS) and is Chairman of the Exam Board for the European Board of Paediatric Surgery. Since 2007 he has been Director of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association. He is a visiting professor or lecturer in a wide range of overseas countries. He has authored approximately 150 journal articles and a number of book chapters, and is also an editor or author of 11 previous books.

 

 

Jay L. Grosfeld, MD, is Lafayette F. Page Professor and Chairman Emeritus at the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. He was first appointed Professor and Director of Pediatric Surgery at Indiana University in 1972, and was the first Surgeon-in-Chief of the Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. In 1985 he was appointed Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, the first pediatric surgeon in the USA so honored. In 2003, Dr. Grosfeld stepped down from the Chair of Surgery at Indiana University after serving 19 years in that capacity. Dr. Grosfeld has won numerous teaching awards at Indiana University, including the prestigious President’s Award.  He has served as President of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, President of the Halsted Society, Chairman of the American Board of Surgery, President of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, and President of the American Surgical Association. He was awarded the Denis Browne Gold Medal by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons in 1998 and was named Pediatric Surgeon of the Year at the University of Graz, Austria in 2000. In 2002, he received the William E. Ladd Medal from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the highest honor bestowed on a pediatric surgeon in America. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, and the renowned two-volume textbook  Pediatric Surgery. He has published 490 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, 134 book chapters and nine textbooks. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Basic Techniques in Pediatric Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: An Operative Manual

  • Editors: Robert Carachi, Sandeep Agarwala, Tim J. Bradnock, Hock Lim Tan, Salvatore Cascio

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20641-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-20640-5Published: 15 February 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51945-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20641-2Published: 24 May 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 644

  • Topics: Pediatric Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Traumatic Surgery, Urology

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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