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General concepts

Communication	Infection
Critical illness	Universal precautions
Fluid and electrolyte balance	Wound healing
Venous access	Nutrition
Haemorrhage	Patient safety
Thrombo-embolism

Surgical technique

Equipment	Positioning patients
Endoscopy	Incisions
Tissue dissection	Haemostasis
Surgical instruments	Drains
Suturing

Peri-operative care

Pre-operative assessment	Pre-operative resuscitation
Anaesthesia	Comorbidities
Drains and catheters	Post-operative care
Paralytic Ileus	Pain
Nausea and vomiting	Pyrexia
Gut function	Pulmonary complications
Confusion

Specialty interests

Abdominal surgery	Small bowel
Breast surgery	Cardiothoracic surgery
Colo-rectal surgery	Endocrine surgery
Gastro-duodenal surgery	Hepatobiliary surgery
Head and neck surgery	Neurosurgery
Oesophageal surgery	Orthopaedic surgery
Otolaryngology	Pancreatic surgery
Plastic and reconstructive surgery	Surgical oncology
Transplantation	Trauma surgery
Urology	Vascular surgery