Francesco Palazzo, MD FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Chief of Surgery - Methodist Hospital Division

Associate Residency Program Director

Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Foreword

Preface

1 Fundamentals of patient preparation for the operating in the 21st century.

2 Fundamentals of Operating room setup and surgical instrumentation

4 Fundamentals of Patient Positioning and Skin Prep

5 Fundamentals of incisions and skin closures

7 Fundamentals of dissection

8 Fundamentals of Surgical Hemostasis

10 Fundamentals of Stapling devices

11 Fundamentals of Drain management

13 Fundamentals on prosthetic materials for the abdominal wall

14 Fundamentals of basic laparoscopic setup

15 Fundamentals of laparotomy closure

16 Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery

17 Fundamentals of gastro - intestinal anastomosis

18 Fundamentals of vascular anastomosis

Appendix on common vascular instruments

19 Fundamentals of exploratory laparotomy for Trauma

20 Fundamentals of temporary abdominal wall closure

21 Fundamentals of exploratory thoracotomy for Trauma 8

22 Fundamentals of becoming a safe and independent surgeon (from first assistant to skilled educator)

23 Fundamentals of acceptable behavior in the OR (etiquette)

24 Fundamentals of the daily routine as a surgeon

25 Fundamentals of managing the operative catastrophe