General Surgery Instruments
  • Description
    • Surgery is a branch of medicine that evaluates and manages diseases and injuries that need to be treated with an operation.
  • The goal of surgery is to remove (e.g., appendectomy
  • , resection of a tumor), repair (e.g., suturing a deep cut in the skin), or reconstruct (e.g., herniorrhaphy
    •  With a mesh graft) tissue lesions of any kind.
    • Surgery is a fast-paced specialty that requires the very good collaboration of a multidisciplinary team (e.g., surgeons, anesthesiologists, operating room nurses, etc.) to function smoothly.
  • Subspecialties: Surgery is divided into a wide range of specialties and subspecialties
    •  Rectal surgery
    • Orthopedic surgery
    • Pediatric surgery
    • Neurological surgery
    • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
    • Otorhinolaryngology
    • Plastic surgery
    • Urology
    • Surgical oncology
    • Trauma surgery
    • Transplant surgery

What does a surgeon do?

  • Primary role: It is a responsibility to establish the diagnosis and indication, perform the operation, and provide preoperative and postoperative care for the patient.
  • Daily life
    • A “typical day” varies greatly depending on specialty, presenting patients, daily assignments, and shift plan.
  • Surgeons spend a significant amount of time in the operating room (OR), where they perform procedures in a multidisciplinary team. Operations can according to their urgency:
  • Emergency procedures (e.g., perforated appendicitis)
  • Semi-elective procedures (e.g., herniorrhaphy
  • for a no incarcerated inguinal hernia
    • Elective procedure (e.g., knee joint replacementfor gonarthrosis)
    • On the hospital wards, surgeons are primarily responsible for postoperative patients.
    • In the outpatient clinic, surgeons see both preoperative patients (e.g., to establish the indication for operation) and postoperative follow-up patients.
    • Additionally, surgeons do consultations for other specialties.
  • Skills
    • For the management of surgical conditions, extensive knowledge of pathology and anatomy is important.
    • Diagnoses are establish using clinical skills (e.g., history and physical exam; H&P) and diagnostic tools (e.g., imaging and laboratory tests).
    • As surgical patients are often critically ill, surgeons need to be quick and confident at making important decisions concerning diagnostics and treatment.
  • During procedures, surgeons trained to work with focus, endurance, and precisions
  • Working as a general surgeon
  • The work of a general surgeonis typically very abroad.
  • They treat acute and chronic conditions affecting almost every part of the body, including the gastrointestinal organs, the abdominal wall, the endocrine system, the breast, the skin, and soft tissue
    • They are also responsible for the management of a broad spectrum of trauma injuries.
    • General surgeons instruments need to have a fundamental knowledge of other surgical specialties as well.
  • Typical procedures in general surgery include appendectomies, bowel resections
  • Nissen fundoplication
  • Adhesion removal (for bowel obstruction
  • As Emergency laparotomies, breastbiopsies, hemorrhoids, surgery, and thyroid surgery.
  • Training and career options
    • Residency programs in general surgery last a minimum of 5 years, with many lasting six years to include a year of research.
    • Those who seek out further specialization can accomplish this via fellowships, In cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, trauma surgery, vascular surgery, transplant surgery, or surgical oncology.
    • After training, surgeons can pursue an academic career in the hospital or go into private practice.

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