The Anaesthetic section includes airway, breathing, circulation and analgesia equipment. Surgical instruments include those commonly used in Cardiothoracic Surgery, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Urology. Each instrument entry follows a standard format – description, indications for use, contraindications, and complications. The standard format ensures that the effective learning of each instrument, thereby optimising exam recall.
- Fully illustrated with all the core anaesthetic and surgical instruments
- Concise easy to remember text
- Portable and practical
- Suitable for a wide range of health professionals
The instrument syllabus is a small yet significant part of many exams, and this concise study guide will benefit a wide range of medical and surgical trainees, including those sitting the FRCA and MRCS examinations where this book would serve as a useful adjunct and/or alternative to lengthy textbooks. Healthcare professionals including nurses (ward or theatre), operating department practitioners and physician assistants (PAs) will also find the content useful as an on- the- job aide.
About the author
Dr Kelvin Yan MRCP AICSM is NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow, University of Oxford and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London
