General Surgery

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:03.04.2024 10:48:44

Study Course Information
Course Code:		KK_006		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		1.00		ECTS:		1.50
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Surgery		Target Audience:		Dentistry
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Krista Grigoroviča
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Surgery
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradiņa KUS, Block No 24, kkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67069745
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		5	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		10
Classes (count)		3	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		6
Total Contact Hours								16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathophysiology.
Objective:
To provide students with training that allows them to acquire general surgical knowledge and skills on the following topics: asepsis and antiseptics, bleeding types, and methods of bleeding control, blood components, and replacement transfusion. Wound healing and wound management, basics of anesthesia, and intensive care in general surgery. Principles of treatment of surgical infection. Principles of treatment of the most common surgical diseases and trauma.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Principles of surgical diseases treatment. Preoperative, operative and postoperative management. Risks and complications of surgery			Lectures		1.00	clinical base
2	Surgical operation. Types of procedures. Nosocomial infections. Infection prophylaxis. Sutures.			Lectures		1.00	clinical base
3	Wounds, wound healing. Wound management. Bleeding and bleeding control. Transfusiology principles.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Abdominal Trauma. “Acute abdomen” – diseases, diagnostic and treatment principles.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Traumatic injuries. Head and chest trauma.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
6	Preparation of surgical field. Scrubbing, gowning and gloving. Antibiotic prophylaxis of surgery. Antibacterial treatment in surgery. Principles of anesthesia. General, regional and local anesthesia.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
7	Surgical site infection; classification, treatment methods. Skin and soft tissue purulent diseases. Tetanus, rabies emergency prophylaxis.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
8	General infection – sepsis, it’s complex treatment. Prophylaxis and consequences of thrombosis and emboli. TEST			Classes		1.00	clinical base
Assessment
Unaided Work:
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.
Assessment Criteria:
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".
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Test
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		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:		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.
Competencies:		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.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Ķirurģija. J. Gardovska red. 2.izd. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013
2	Lawrence P.F., Bell R.M. Dayton M.T., Ahmed M.I. Essentials of General Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013
3	Current Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery, 15th Edition, Gerard M. Doherty, 2020
4	Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 21st Edition, Courtney Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth Mattox, 2021
5	Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 11th edition F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, et.al. 2019
6	Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
7	Lawrence P.F., Bell R.M. Dayton M.T., Ahmed M.I. Essentials of General Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013
8	Current Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery, 15th Edition, Gerard M. Doherty, 2020
9	Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 21st Edition, Courtney Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth Mattox, 2021
10	Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 11th edition F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, et.al. 2019
Additional Reading
1	Quick C.R.G. Essential Surgery: Problems, Diagnosis and Management 5th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2020
2	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
3	https://www.clinicalkey.com
4	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
5	https://dynamed.com/home
6	https://www.uptodate.com/home
Other Information Sources
1	E-studijās ievietotie materiāli un ievietoto tīmekļa saikņu saturs.