Surgical procedures in primary care : an illustrated guide /
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1995.
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Table of Contents:
- Premises, instruments, and equipment
- Design of premises for minor surgery
- Specialized equipment
- Suppliers of medical equipment and instruments
- Control of infection
- Disinfection and sterilization
- Preparatin for minor surgery
- Cleaning and storage of instruments
- Work surfaces
- Dealing with spillages
- Analgesia for minor surgical procedures
- Properties of local anaesthetic agents
- Use of adrenalin
- Local anaesthetic techniques
- Invasive local anaesthetic techniques
- Medico-legal considerations
- The patient's rights
- Advising the patient
- Obtaining consent
- The Doctor's responsibilities
- Miscellaneous considerations
- A consent form for medical or dental investigation, or operation
- Form to be used for patients unable to consent because of mental disorder
- Minor operations - information for patients.
- Basic principles of minor surgery
- Incision technique
- Excision for histological examinations
- Haemostasis
- Wound closure
- Suturing technique
- Knots
- Dressings
- Aftercare
- Follow-up
- Complications of minor surgery
- Crease and wrinkle lines; Langer's lines
- Surgical sutures available on NHS prescription
- Sterile dressing packs available on NHS prescription.
- Administration, records, and claims
- Regulations
- The Minor surgery list
- Organizing sessions
- Records
- Submitting claims for fees
- NHS statement of fees and allowances regulations
- Schedule of minor surgical procedures for which payment may be made
- Services in respect of which a member of a fundholding practice may receive payment
- Criteria of quality and competence
- Minor operations register (specimen page)
- Minor surgery work sheet
- Minor surgery fee claim form FP/MS (Rev).
- Procedures appropriate to the new contract
- Injections: intra-articular and peri-articular
- Injections: sclerosant therapy
- Injection of haemorrhoids
- Aspiration
- Incision
- Excisions
- Curette, cautery and cryosurgery
- Other procedures.
- Illustrated procedures
- Injections: intra-articular and peri-articular, etc.
- Intra-articular
- Tendon sheath
- Peri-articular
- Sclerotherapy
- Aspiration: joints, bursae, cysts, etc.
- Incisions
- Excisions
- Curette, cautery, and cryotherapy techniques
- Other qualifying conditions.