| 1 | Course introduction, principles of surgical care, patient 1 centered care, patient safety, team work and evidence based practice. 2.Role of surgery in life saving ,treatment of disease , amelioration of suffering ,health promotion screening, early detection and prevention of disease 3. Medical ethics, professional standards, the consent process and medical documentation. 4. Wounds, wound healing, management of wounds. 5. fluids and electrolytes in surgical patients | 33 |
| 2 | 1. Hemostasis types of hemorrhage, blood and blood 2 products in surgery. 2. Shock, types, pathophysiology and management of shock. 3. Septic shock and sepsis syndrome. 4. Metabolic response to surgery and injury. 5.Nutritional support in surgical patients | 33 |
| 3 | 1) Surgical infections I :health care associated 3 infections(HAI), surgical site infections, use and misuse of antibiotics 3) Surgical infections II: skin infections, gas gangrene, tetanus, synergestic gangrene. 4) Surgical infections III: specific infections, TB, leprosy, syphilis, hydatid disease , parasitic infections of surgical importance. 5) Sterilization and disinfection ,use of antiseptics | 33 |
| 4 | 1) Preoperative preparation and post operative 4 complications. 2)Principles of surgical oncology, epidemiology ,causes ,grading , staging, tumor markers, diagnosis ,treatment ,follow up ,,prognosis ,precancerous conditions , early detection ,screening and prevention. 3) Venous thromboembolism , DVT and pulmonary embolism. 4) Palliative care. 5) Organ transplantation | 33 |
| 5 | 1) Trauma, epidemiology, causes, burden of trauma, 5 disaster, war surgery and triage. 2) Management of patients with multiple trauma. 3) Abdominal injuries. 4) Chest injuries. 5)Vascular injuries and compartment syndrome | 33 |