School Of Surgery

How do wounds heal? What stitch would you use to close a wound and why? When would you not close a wound? What do you do when a wound looks infected? Seem like easy questions but would you be able to answer them??In the first of a series of podcasts on plastic surgery, Benjamin Baker talks to Jill Arrowsmith about aspects of wound healing. Types of wounds healing are discussed. Primary closure, delayed primary closure healing by secondary intention are explained as well as granulation tissue, types of suture and what suture to use and why. How wounds heal is explained as well as hypertrophic scars and keloid formation. How to recognise and manage wound infection is also covered in this podcast. Mapped to medical finals and ISCP curriculum this podcast is essential listening for medical students and trainees in surgery.Benjamin Baker is an Academic Foundation Doctor at the University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital. Jill Arrowsmith is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the renowned Pulverta

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"Doctor, Mr Jones's urine output has been low for the last 3 hours, can you come to review him please?" This is a common call to trainees on surgical wards. But what is a low urine output, why is is low and what are you going to do?In the second in their series on common problems on the ward facing FY1/2 and core trainees (interns and junior residents), Jennifer Murphy and Daniel Couch take you through definitions of adequate and poor urine output, causes and management of the problem so that you'll know what to do when you're called. Essential listening for medical students and trainees in surgery alike, this will be one of the most useful 10 minutes you can spend listening.Jennifer Murphy and Daniel Couch are trainees in Surgery in the East Midlands School of Surgery, UK

In a previous podcast you've seen how to to a laparoscopic nephrouterectomy for TCC. Now you can learn about transitional cell carcinoma itself. Susan Clayton discusses epidemiology, aetiology, presentation, investigation, treatment options and prognosis of TCC with Simon Williams.The podcast is mapped to learning outcomes from ISCP and covers all you need to know as a medical student and core surgical trainee (junior resident) about this common urological cancer. Listening to this is a few minutes well spent on the way to urology clinic or theatre where you might see a patient with TCC and be asked equations on it. Impress the consultant with your knowledge and structured presentation! Its also useful as a quick revision aid for more senior trainees, especially in the run up to an exam.Dr Susan Clayton is a core surgical trainee in the East Midlands School of Surgery UK, and Simon Williams is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK.

In the first of a new series on common problems seen on the surgical ward after an operation, Jennifer Murphy discusses hypotension in the post operative period with Daniel Couch. The symptoms, signs and of causes of hypotension in the post op period are discussed, as well as an algorithm for diagnosis and treatment for each cause.Essential listening for medical students coming up to finals or wanting to be well prepared for their first surgical job. Also important revision for foundation doctors (interns) and junior residents.Jennifer Murphy is a core trainee and Daniel Crouch is a speciality trainee in General Surgery, both on the East Midlands, UK training scheme.

What are you going to do when you are asked to see a patient in pain?! What drug will you give? What if it doesn't work??! Help is at hand...Ben Baker and Tom Heinink discuss the WHO pain ladder in this audio podcast. They discuss all you'll need to know to manage post operative pain and pain in patients presenting as emergencies to surgery in a logical and stepwise manner, using the World Health Organisation ladder as a model.This podcast is essential listening for medical students coming up to finals, foundation doctors (interns) and core trainees (residents), as well as for those wanting to update their knowledge in th field which affects all patients coming to surgery.Ben Baker is a Academic Foundation Year 2 doctor at the Royal Derby Hospital, and Tom Heinink is a speciality registrar in anaesthesia in the East Midlands of the UK, currently doing research with the University of Nottingham.

In the second in the series on common emergencies in urology, Susan Clayton talks to Hari Ratan about the presentation and management of renal colic, one of the most common urological conditions presenting as an emergency. A good working knowledge of renal colic and renal calculi is essential for anyone learning urology either as a medical student, foundation year doctor (intern) or core trainee in surgery or urology (junior resident). This podcast is mapped to final year medical student learning outcomes and also to learning outcomes for ISCP. Listen to this for 8 minutes and you will know all that you need to know.Susan Clayton is a core trainee in surgery in the East Midlands School of Surgery and Hari Ratan is a consultant in Urology at Nottingham University Hospitals, UK.

In the first of a series on urological emergencies, Benjamin Baker talks to Hari Ratan about torsion of the testicle and epididymo-orchitis. The talk covers all aspects of presentation and management and is mapped to medical student finals objectives and also ISCP. It is essential listening for medical students coming up to finals or during a surgery attachment, foundation year 1 doctors (interns) and core surgical trainees (Junior residents), or anyone involved in emergency care. Benjamin Baker is an Academic foundation doctor at the Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham and Hari Ratan is Consultant Urologist at University Hospitals, Nottingham.

Click on this link http://videoportal.dbh.nhs.uk:2800 or paste into your browser to access a recording of a day of the M18 colorectal masterclass. There's a whole day of presentations on common topics in proctology, including haemorrhoids, pruritus ani, fissure, MRI, endoanal ultrasound pilonidal sinus and more. The highlight is a recording of Professor Robin Phillips (St Mark's Hospital, UK) giving his excellent talk on fistula in ano, which tells you, extremely clearly, all you will ever need to know about fistula in ano and its management. Not to be missed!The site only supports internet explorer, so if you use safari on your computer, you'll have to download internet explorer (theres a link on the site) or use another computer.There's lots there and its all really useful to medical students coming up to finals, core trainees (junior residents) and higher surgical trainees alike.

Keaton Jones, Academic Clinical Fellow at the University of Oxford, talks to Ash Bhalla, Research Fellow in Surgery at the University of Nottingham, about pancreatitis. This audio podcast is mapped to learning outcomes for medical undergraduates and core surgical trainees (junior residents), and covers presentation, diagnosis, investigations, scoring systems, prognosis and complications of pancreatitis - so all you really need to know about this common acute surgical condition!

Keaton Jones talks to Daren Forward, Consultant (Attending) Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Queens Medical Centre Nottingham, Regional Trauma Centre for the East Midlands of England, about the definition, presentation and management of compartment syndrome. The podcast is useful for medical students, foundation doctors/interns, surgeons in training and any healthcare professional involved in the management of trauma.

Keaton Jones talks to Dr Tim Watkins, Consultant Anaethestist (Attending Anathesiologist) at Royal Derby Hospital, UK about epidural anaesthesia. The podcast covers definitions and explains what an epidural is, its indications, effects, complications and management of these complications. The podcast is aimed at Interns/foundation doctors, surgeons in training and final year medical students, who will find it useful when confronted with an epidural in the middle of the night!

Stuart Gold, consultant anaesthetist at Royal Derby Hospital, UK, talks to Jon Lund, Colorectal Surgeon about the basics of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)

Jon Lund talks to Bill Speake, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in Derby, UK, about the presentation, diagnosis and management of diverticular disease and its complications. Audio podcast mapped to undergraduate curricula and ISCP

Jon Lund talks to Nick Hurst, consultant colorectal surgeon with a special interest in hereditary colorectal cancers, about HNPCC. Don't forget to download the accompanying podcast on FAP to complete your knowledge of familial bowel cancers This podcast is mapped to the final stage of the ISCP curriculum, and will be very helpful to trainees coming up to FRCS and beyond.

Jon Lund talks to Nick Hurst, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, with a special interest in familial colon cancer, about FAP.

JonLund talks to Gill Tierney, Consultant colorectal surgeon, about history, examination, investigation and treatment of large bowel obstruction. Aimed at medical students and doctors in early years of surgical training.

Jon Lund talks to Paul Leeder,Consultant Upper GI surgeon at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK, about the presentation, investigation, diagnosis and treatment of obstructive jaundice. This podcast is aimed at undergraduate medical students and doctors in early years of surgical training.

Gill Tierney talks to Iain Cameron, consultant hepatobiliary surgeon, about indications, methods and outcomes of liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer

Jon Lund talks to Sam Khan, consultant vascular surgeon, about the diagnosis and range of treatments for varicose veins