Practical skin cancer surgery. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mileham Hayes ; Linda Littlemore, editor.
• Authors: Hayes, Mileham
• Editors: Littlemore, Linda
• Contents: Front cover; PRACTICAL SKIN CANCER SURGERY; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Reviewers; Introduction; 1 Equipment, sutures and design; Setting up a skin clinic: essential equipment; Examination room equipment; Scrub room equipment; Operating theatre/ room equipment; Recovery area equipment; Equipment required for skin surgery; Cleaning equipment; Ultrasound instrument-cleaning units; Sink; Steriliser; Distilled water maker; General surgery requirements; Trolleys; Tables and couches; Operating chairs; Lights; Skin surgery equipment; Hyfrecators. SurgitronSmoke exhaust units; Photodynamic therapy/intense pulsed light (PDT/IPL) laser machines; Automated/computerised dermatoscopes; Other equipment; Sutures and needles; Sutures; Properties; Classification of sutures; Non-absorbable sutures; Absorbable sutures; Braided sutures; Monofilaments; Strength; Choice of suture; Mitigating factors; Physical and biological suture characteristics; Absorbable sutures for skin closure; Cost-saving measures; Biopsy sutures; Thread length; Winding in long sutures; Needles; Sharpness; Metal quality; Needle measurements; Needle design; Point. Reverse cutting needlesCutting needles; Taper needles; Body of the needle; Swage; USP needle pull specifications; Needle coating; Suggested needle sizes; Suggested needle circumference/circle; Summary; Surgical instruments; Instrument set; Scalpel handles and blades; Forceps; Toothed forceps; Plain forceps; Bipolar forceps; Needle holders; Needle holder selection; Scissors; Skin hooks and curved artery forceps; Buying instruments; Instrument care; Stainless steel; Instrument maintenance; References; 2 Essential anatomy for skin surgery; Facial tissue layers; The four danger zones. Temporal danger zoneFacial artery/mandibular danger zone; Inner canthus danger zone; Erb's point danger zone; Nerves -- motor; Facial nerve (CN VII); Zygomatic arch where the temporal branch of the facial nerve crosses; Mandibular branch; Accessory nerve (CN XI); Nerves -- sensory; Trigeminal nerve (CN V); Cervical plexus; Nerve damage -- altered sensation; Arteries; Superficial temporal artery; Facial artery; Inner canthus; References; 3 Local anaesthesia; Classification; Mode of effect; Lignocaine (Xylocaine); Dose; Interactions; Toxicity; At-risk patients; Pregnancy; Heart effects; Technique. Bupivacaine (Marcain)Prilocaine (Citanest) 0.5%; Interactions; Local complications; Painless injections; Redheads; Sedation; Additives; Adrenaline (epinephrine); The adrenaline vasoconstrictive-necrosis myth; Risks of vasoconstriction; Systemic risks; Symptoms and signs; Maximum dose; Interactions; Sodium bicarbonate; Hyaluronidase; Head/neck nerve blocks; Essential anatomy for anaesthesia; Total facial anaesthesia; Technique; Supraorbital and supratrochlear nerve blocks; Techniques; Supratrochlear and infratrochlear nerve block; Dorsal/external nasal branch block; Technique.
• Publisher Details: Chatswood, Australia : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (327 pages), illustrations, photographs
• Subjects: 616.99477; Skin -- Cancer -- Surgery; Skin -- Cancer -- Treatment; Cancer -- Surgery; Skin Neoplasms -- surgery; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780729579322; 0729579328; 1336268093; 9781336268098
• Related ISBNs: 9780729539326
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 24, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.