General Surgery
Study Course Implementer
Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No 24, kk@rsu.lv, +371 67069745
About Study Course
Objective
Preliminary Knowledge
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course student acquires basic knowledge and understanding of patient treatment process in surgical department; of infection control requirements; asepsis/antiseptic agent and method application; bleedings and their control methods; available preparations for transfusion; wound healing and wound management; surgical infection causes; acute abdominal surgical diseases and most frequent surgical disease and injury management.
Skills
1.Students will have acquired practical skills in wound dressing; surgical hand scrub and hand hygiene rules in surgical department and operating theatre dress policy. The students will be able to maintain asepsis and antisepsis; to apply temporary bleeding control methods; they will be able to determine the blood type and to manage transfusion request proceedings; to evaluate the patient’s condition and to provide/organise aid in trauma and acute situations.
Competences
1.The students will qualify for comprehensive participation in common basic surgical patient treatment processes observing requirements in surgical departments – blood transfusion, postoperative wound care and diagnostic options in usual surgical emergencies.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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Individual work |
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To pass self every control quiz on the study course page in E-study.
To get acquainted with video material available on the study course page in E-study.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Watched video lectures, full attendance and active participation in classes, as well as passed quiz on each topic ("passed" for 100% meeting the conditions, otherwise "not passed".
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Study Course Theme Plan
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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2
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Topics
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Principles of surgical diseases treatment. Preoperative, operative and postoperative management. Risks and complications of surgery
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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2
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Topics
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Surgical operation. Types of procedures. Nosocomial infections. Infection prophylaxis. Sutures.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Wounds, wound healing. Wound management. Bleeding and bleeding control. Transfusiology principles.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Abdominal Trauma. “Acute abdomen” – diseases, diagnostic and treatment principles.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Traumatic injuries. Head and chest trauma.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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2
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Topics
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Preparation of surgical field. Scrubbing, gowning and gloving. Antibiotic prophylaxis of surgery. Antibacterial treatment in surgery. Principles of anesthesia. General, regional and local anesthesia.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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2
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Topics
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Surgical site infection; classification, treatment methods. Skin and soft tissue purulent diseases. Tetanus, rabies emergency prophylaxis.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Specialized room
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2
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Topics
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General infection – sepsis, it’s complex treatment. Prophylaxis and consequences of thrombosis and emboli. TEST
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Bibliography
Required Reading
Ķirurģija. J. Gardovska red. 2.izd. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013
Lawrence P.F., Bell R.M. Dayton M.T., Ahmed M.I. Essentials of General Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013
Current Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery, 15th Edition, Gerard M. Doherty, 2020
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 21st Edition, Courtney Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth Mattox, 2021
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 11th edition F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, et.al. 2019
Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
Lawrence P.F., Bell R.M. Dayton M.T., Ahmed M.I. Essentials of General Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013
Current Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery, 15th Edition, Gerard M. Doherty, 2020
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 21st Edition, Courtney Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth Mattox, 2021
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 11th edition F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, et.al. 2019
Additional Reading
Quick C.R.G. Essential Surgery: Problems, Diagnosis and Management 5th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2020
Browse N.L., Black J., Burnand K., Thomas W. Browse's Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease. 5th ed. London: Hodder Arnold 2015
Other Information Sources
E-studijās ievietotie materiāli un ievietoto tīmekļa saikņu saturs.