Patient Safety
One in ten patients suffer an adverse event in hospital, despite a high proportion of these being preventable and resulting from medical errors. This chapter outlines the steps taken in a surgical setting to increase patient safety, including an overview
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Introduction to Surgery for Students
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Introduction to Surgery for Students
Rebecca A. Fisher Kamran Ahmed • Prokar Dasgupta Editors
Introduction to Surgery for Students
Editors Rebecca A. Fisher University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK Kamran Ahmed MRC Centre for Transplantation King’s College London London, UK
Prokar Dasgupta MRC Centre for Transplantation King’s College London London, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-43209-0 ISBN 978-3-319-43210-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017939143 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
I would like to congratulate the authors of this remarkable book for their initiative in spotting the niche that it occupies. The contents serve two key purposes. The first is to maximise the benefit that medical students derive from surgical placements. All too often time is wasted feeling bewildered and in trying to understand how the system works. Access to a guide such as this should prove invaluable in providing orientation and a scaffold of basic knowledge that will allow students to focus on learning from their placements. The second is to inform postgraduate trainees considering surgery as their choice of specialty. It is so crucial that trainees make the most informed choice possible, rather than stumbling into a specialist area almost by accident. The contents of this book provide a rich mine of information that will assist trainees in navigating through the complex choices that they need to make. At a personal level, while I was attracted to surgery, I did not have access to all the facts that
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