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Study Course Description

General Pediatric Emergency Surgery

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

RBC_045

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine

ECTS

21.00

Target Audience

Medicine

LQF

Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Zane Ābola

Residency Speciality

Speciality

Pediatric surgeon

Supervisor of Medical Speciality

Zane Ābola

Contacts

About Study Course

Objective

To provide and enhance the theoretical knowledge and practical skills in pediatric emergency surgery, per the pediatric surgical specialty’s requirements to prepare the doctor for certification in the specialty of pediatric surgery.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.- emergency surgical disease conservative and surgical treatment indications for adults of various ages (with and without concomitant illness); - examination and treatment plan drafting for patients with acute surgical illnesses; - patient preparation peculiarities for operations of various organ systems, emphasizing attention to emergency and urgent operations in general surgery, as well as basic principles of treatment in the pre- and post-operative periods; - to orientate with the diagnostic methods and instruments used in emergency general surgery, as well as the surgical treatment options and principles.

Skills

1.- perform primary wound dressing, stitching of wounds - perform emergency assistance measures and sequences in cases of traumatic shock - provide qualified emergency assistance to patients of various ages suffering from acute surgical illnesses, and chronic surgical illness exacerbations; - perform soft tissue abscess drainage techniques as well as treatment of infected wounds. - Perform abdominal cavity puncture and abdominal cavity drainage.

Competences

1.- to provide qualified initial and emergency assistance to patients of various ages who suffer from surgical pathology (with or without concomitant illness) - to make a diagnostic plan in case of acute surgical pathologies in children.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
To learn: • Detailed theoretical knowledge about emergency surgical conditions for children of various ages in cases of congenital, acquired, acute and chronic disease. • Conservative and surgical treatment indications and their application in emergency surgical situations for children of all ages. • Diagnostic methods, instruments and apparatuses, and practical skills for diagnostic and treatment manipulations used in emergency pediatric surgery, as well as for surgical treatment methods of practical application for surgically profiled pediatric patients. • To draft examination and treatment plans for patients with acute surgical diseases. • To provide qualified emergency assistance for children of various ages with acute surgical diseases and movement-supporting apparatuses for traumas and illnesses.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
- Written examination containing questions regarding the program, knowledge is evaluated using the 10-point system. - Practical skills are also evaluated using the 10-point system.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Surgical infection and antibacterial therapy.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Liver diseases. Gallbladder and bile duct diseases.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Mammary gland diseases.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Adhesions.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Intestinal diseases.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Acute appendicitis clinical picture, diagnostic challenges in older patients, differential diagnosis, complications, and treatment.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Intestinal obstruction.

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Small and large intestinal diseases (Crohn’s disease, Hirschsprung disease, ulcerative colitis, benign and malignant diseases).

Seminar

Modality	Location
On site	Auditorium

Topics

Gastric and duodenal ulcer complications, clinical picture, diagnosis, and treatment.

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

21.00

Number of Residency Seminars:

Length (weeks):

Final Examination:

Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery. 7th Edition, 2019

Pediatric Surgery – Diagnosis and Management. Ed.Prem Puri, Michael Hollwarth. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2009, pg. 998

Jones` Clinical Paediatric Surgery. Diagnosis and Management. Ed. J. M. Hutson, M. O`Brien, A.A. Woodward, S.W. Beasley. 6th Edition. Blackwell Publishing, 2010, pg. 320