How to be a Safe Consultant Vascular Surgeon from Day One

 

Description:

This is a highly pragmatic and down-to-earth guide to the “real world” of vascular surgery, written to help trainees pass the FRCS (Vasc) Examination the first time around, hopefully with flying colours!

Through clear and concise chapters, a review of relevant vascular surgery papers, a solid grounding in up-to-date and relevant UK and European guidelines, and mock examination questions, this book should give candidates a fighting chance at exam success.

Using his early experience, and insight gained from senior consultant vascular surgeons and mentors, author James Forsyth dispenses both facts and pearls of wisdom as he takes the prospective vascular surgeon through the core topics pertinent to a day one vascular consultant.

This guide specifically covers: “Building a strong foundation” with a focus on patient counselling, presentation skills, clear documentation, professionalism, and a foundational grasp of the key evidence base for vascular surgery “Core vascular surgery topics” from chronic limb-threatening ischaemia to aorto-iliac aneurysms to symptomatic carotid artery disease to chronic venous disease Pragmatic guide to the “bread & butter” vascular surgery operations Fifty mock SBA assessment questions and answers, and numerous mock FRCS short and long cases that are blended into reality-based discussions to draw out key learning points This book is essential to any budding vascular surgeon intending to sit the FRCS (Vasc) examinations, and those who are about to start off as real day one consultant vascular surgeons.

Indeed, the FRCS (Vasc) Examination is a bridge to becoming a true consultant vascular surgeon, and this book therefore is a “must-read” for anyone looking to cross that bridge.

 

Table of Contents:

 

Section One Strong Foundation

1 20 Papers for FRCS (Plus a Few More)

2 Patient Counselling

3 Clear Documentation

4 Be Professional

5 How to Present a Vascular Patient

Section Two Core Vascular Surgery Topics

6 Intermittent Claudication

7 Diabetic Foot Disease

8 Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia (CLTI)

9 Acute Limb Ischaemia

10 Aortoiliac Aneurysms

11 Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm

12 Popliteal Aneurysm

13 Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

14 Type B Aortic Dissection

15 Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease

16 Vascular Access

17 The IVDU Groin

18 Chronic Venous Disease

19 Lower Limb Venous Thromboembolism

20 Mesenteric Arterial Disease

21 Vascular Trauma

22 Vascular Graft and Endograft Infection

Section Three “Bread & Butter” Vascular Surgery Operations

23 Open AAA Repair (Elective, Infra-Renal)

24 Carotid Endarterectomy

25 Common Femoral Endarterectomy

26 Femoral Above-Knee Popliteal Bypass: Reversed Ipsilateral GSV

27 Femoral Below-Knee Popliteal Bypass: Reversed Ipsilateral GSV

28 Femoral Embolectomy

29 Popliteal Embolectomy

30 Brachial Embolectomy

31 Lower-Limb Fasciotomy

32 Hallux Amputation

33 Foot Debridement

34 Transmetatarsal Amputation

35 Above-Knee Amputation

36 Below-Knee Amputation

37 Guillotine Amputation (Above Ankle)

38 GSV Endovenous Ablation

39 Saphenofemoral Junction Ligation, Great Saphenous Vein Stripping, and Multiple Stab Avulsions

40 Temporal Artery Biopsy

41 Brachiocephalic Fistula Creation

42 Peritoneal Dialysis Tube Insertion (Open)

43 Peritoneal Dialysis Tube Removal

Section Four Single Best Answer Assessment

44 Questions

45 Answers

Key References for Book

Index