General Surgery - Manpower
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Supporting or sabotaging the surgeon's efforts: portrayals of the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis, 1895-1935.

29 Sep 2009 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To examine the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis (infection) and how this was portrayed in nursing literature in the pre-antibiotic period, 1895-1935. BACKGROUND: While the history of infection control in general ... Read more...

Results from the cognitive changes and retirement among senior surgeons self-report survey.

17 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The Cognitive Changes and Retirement among Senior Surgeons (CCRASS) study suggested that although subjective cognitive awareness may play a role in surgeons' retirement decisions, self-perceived cognitive decline did not predict ... Read more...

The U.S. military wartime pediatric trauma mission: how surgeons and pediatricians are adapting the system to address the need.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: Over 3,500 infants and children, many critically ill and injured, have been admitted to military combat support hospitals (CSH) in Afghanistan and Iraq, which are not doctrinally staffed or equipped to provide their care. This report ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'General Surgery - Manpower'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Shared accountability, appropriateness, and quality of surgical care. 12 Oct 2009
• Experts say projected surgeon shortage a "looming crisis" for patient care. 12 Oct 2009
• Supporting or sabotaging the surgeon's efforts: portrayals of the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis, 1895-1935. 29 Sep 2009
• Results from the cognitive changes and retirement among senior surgeons self-report survey. 17 Sep 2009
• The U.S. military wartime pediatric trauma mission: how surgeons and pediatricians are adapting the system to address the need. 30 Aug 2009
• Not all minorities are underrepresented in academic surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Trauma and surgical critical care workforce in the United States: a severe surgeon shortage appears imminent. 18 Aug 2009
• Initial implementation of an acute care surgery model: implications for timeliness of care. 18 Aug 2009
• [János Balassa memorial lecture] 30 Jul 2009
• The power of video conferencing in surgical practice and education. 29 Jun 2009
• Women surgeons in the new millennium. 29 Jun 2009
• In defense of general surgery: rewards, threats, and challenges. 30 May 2009
• General surgeons: a dying breed? 30 May 2009
• Increasing women's interest in surgery. 30 May 2009
• Sleepless in the surgical ward. 24 May 2009
• Surgical task shifting in Sub-Saharan Africa. 17 May 2009
• Surgical residency training program. Are changes needed? 29 Apr 2009
• [An opinion survey about the reconsideration in the scope of work that nurse can do in the surgery] 29 Apr 2009
• [Postgraduate training and specialty certification systems in pediatric surgery in Japan] 29 Apr 2009
• Israel: HIV-positive surgeon allowed to return to work. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'General Surgery'

Definition: A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

Descriptor UI: D013502

Alternative terms: General Surgery; Surgery, General; Surgery;

Related Mesh Headings: Surgical Procedures, Operative; Barber Surgeons;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.810.300;

History Note: 2009 (1974)

Technical Notes: SPEC only: prefer /surg with organs & dis: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.70; the surgeon & specialty go here: the surgical patient = SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE: Manual 26.15+; /instrum = SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS or SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; military surgery = MILITARY MEDICINE (IM) + GENERAL SURGERY (IM) if the specialty; DF: SURG