Paediatric Surgery
Study Course Implementer
Residency Speciality
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About Study Course
Objective
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.- knowledge of the aetiology, pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis, differential diagnosis of congenital and acquired, acute and chronic surgical diseases, as well as injuries of the musculoskeletal system in children of different ages; - indications for conservative and surgical treatment of surgical diseases in children of different ages; - drawing up an examination and treatment plan for children with acute surgical diseases; - specifics of patient preparation for operations of various organ systems, emphasising attention paid to emergency and urgent operations in paediatric surgery, as well as basic principles of patient treatment in the pre- and post-operative period; - diagnostic methods, instruments and equipment used in paediatric surgery, as well as practical use of therapeutic methods (operations) for patients of a surgical profile; - the aetiology, pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnostic methods, course, treatment methods of the most common diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
Skills
1.- to carry out primary treatment of wounds, apply sutures to wounds, learn tetanus prevention; - to carry out the scope and sequence of the complex of emergency assistance measures in case of traumatic shock, as well as burns of the body, chemical burns of the oesophagus, frostbite, electrocution, snake bites and injuries of the respiratory and digestive system; - to provide qualified emergency assistance to children of various ages with musculoskeletal injuries and acute diseases; - in cases of foreign bodies in the organs; - to perform the technique of opening soft tissue abscesses, as well as treatment of infected wounds; - to perform pleural cavity puncture and pleural drainage.
Competences
1.To provide first aid and emergency qualified assistance to children of various ages with a surgical pathology.
Assessment
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The doctor must learn about the diagnostic methods, instruments and equipment used in surgery, practical skills in diagnostic and therapeutic manipulation, as well as the practical application of therapeutic methods (surgery) in surgical patients to the extent prescribed in the programme.
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Examination
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Computer-based multiple choice test on a 10-point scale.
Practical skills assessment on a 10-point scale about the surgical manipulations learnt.
Appendectomy Long Course – Intermediate on the LapSim simulator.
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Study Course Theme Plan
Bibliography
Required Reading
Townsend, Courtney M. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. Elsevier, 2021.
Sade, Robert M. The Ethics of Surgery. New York: Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2015.
Program, American College of Surgeons Clinical Research, Heidi D Nelson, Kelley K Hunt, and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015.
Program, American College of Surgeons Clinical Research, and Matthew Katz. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018.
Robert M. Zollinger, E.Cristopher Ellison. Zollinger`s Atlas of Surgical Operations. 11th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2022.
Nathaniel J. Soper, Carol E.H. Scott-Conner. The SAGES Manual: Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy, Vol.1. 3rd ed., Springer, 2012.
Asensio, Juan A, and Donald D Trunkey. Current Therapy in Trauma and Critical Care. Current Therapy. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2015.
Adzick, N. Scott, Robert Shamberger, Anthony Caldamone, Jean-Martin Laberge, Arnold G Coran, and Thomas M Krummel. Pediatric Surgery. Elsevier, 2014.
Raymond Fonseca. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 3-Volume Set. 3rd ed., Elsvier, 2016.
Jānis Gardovskis. Ķirurģija. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013.
The Score portal. https://surgicalcore.org/
Other Information Sources
Acute Pancreatitis. http://www.intechopen.com/books/acute-pancreatitis
Breast Reconstruction - Current Techniques. http://www.intechopen.com/books/breast-reconstruction-current-techniques
Rectal Cancer - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management. http://www.intechopen.com/books/rectal-cancer-a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-management
Advances in Surgery. https://aischannel.com/
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/category_1