Australian Publication from the Royal Australian College of Surgeons

Offers clear and well-presented guidance on basic surgical skills, with ample line drawings and tables providing essential visual assistance.

An ideal text for those new to basic surgery or any practitioner wishing to clarify correct techniques and which materials and tools are appropriate for each surgical situation,

A fine guide.

Contents

• Surgical conduct

• Surgical decision making

• Surgical safety

• Sterile technique and standard precautions

• Surgical instruments

• A guide to suture materials and surgical needles

• Energy sources in surgery

• Ergonomics in surgery

• Basic operative skills

• Wound management

• A guide to local anaesthesia

• Management of joints

• Fracture fixation

• Laparoscopic surgery