1st Edition
How to be a Safe Consultant Vascular Surgeon from Day One The Unofficial Guide to Passing the FRCS (VASC)
Introduction, PART 1: STRONG FOUNDATION 1.) 20 papers (and a few more), 2.) Patient counselling, 3.)Clear documentation, 4.) Be professional, 5.) How to present a vascular patient, PART 2: CORE VASCULAR SURGERY TOPICS 6.) Intermittent claudication, 7.) Diabetic foot disease, 8.) Chronic limb threatening ischaemia, 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 & endograft infection, PART 3: "BREAD & BUTTER" VASCULAR SURGERY OPERATIONS, 23.) Open AAA repair, 24.) Carotid endarterectomy, 25.) Common femoral endarterectomy, 26.) Femoral- above knee popliteal bypass, 27.) Femoral-below knee popliteal bypass, 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, 38.) GSV Endovenous ablation, 39.) Saphenofemoral junction ligation and great saphenous vein stripping with multiple stab avulsions, 40.) Temporal artery biopsy, 41.) Brachiocephalic fistula creation, 42.) Peritoneal dialysis tube insertion (open), 43.) Peritoneal dialysis tube removal, PART 4: SINGLE BEST ANSWER ASSESSMENT, 44.) Questions, 45.) Answers, Index
Biography
James Michael Forsyth FRCS Vascular Surgery Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2021 MSc Health Professions Education Hull York Medical School 2020 MBBS St George’s Hospital Medical School 2011 Professional Society Memberships • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh • British Society for Endovascular Therapy (BSET) • British Medical Association • Medical Protection Society • Association of Surgeons in Training
"The author succeeds in producing a highly concise and contemporary text for the intended audience of senior vascular surgery trainees in the U.K. or Ireland. Vascular surgery trainees and other physicians outside of this region may benefit from the clinical content though to a lesser degree given the differences in training paradigms. This book is highly useful in compiling critical knowledge within an examination context. Though not a replacement for more encyclopedic texts, the book will likely be highly useful to its intended audience and provides the author's unique and personal insight." - Calvin Chao MD, Northwestern University
