Surgical Critical Care
For the MRCS OSCE

A fully updated landmark revision guide and must-have for all surgical trainees working towards the MRCS Part B OSCE.

Mazyar Kanani (Author), Simon Lammy (Author)

9781108702546, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2021

360 pages
18.5 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.39 kg

This updated book continues the ABCDE chapter format from the second edition, incorporating an escalating level of diagnostic and management complexity and a concise bibliography in each chapter. It remains demarcated into two sections: the first (e.g. ABCDE chapters) equips surgical trainees in managing non-ICU-based patients, whilst the second provides a basic introduction to ICU care. The chapters introduce standard definitions, pathological processes, diagnostic features and common management plans. These are based on a range of updated recommended guidelines from NICE and SIGN and common ALS principles in critical care patients, as well as current ATLS® and CCrISP® standards. The most common causes of systemic complications in surgical patients are explained, e.g. updated sections on sepsis and major haemorrhage protocols, to name but a few. A must-have revision guide for all surgical trainees, from final-year medical students through to junior surgical registrars.

Part I. Ward Care: 1. Airway
2. Breathing
3. Circulation
4. Disability
5. Exposure
Part II. Intensive Care: 6. Intensive Care Unit.

Subject Areas: Medical revision aids: MRCS [MRGK], Critical care surgery [MNL], Surgery [MN]