Open Manual of Surgery in Resource-Limited Settings

Preview for editorial review. All 107 chapters of the published Manual are listed with their authors, a summary in the atlas's own words, a link to the PDF and a draft filming plan. Every operative chapter carries a draft step list written from the published chapter and awaiting surgical review; reading chapters are marked as such. Cricothyroidotomy, step 2, shows the proposed video format with placeholder footage. Chapter text and figures reproduced under the Manual's CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, pending the editors' written confirmation.

The Practice of Surgery

Conflict Management reading chapter
Leadership of a Department of Surgery reading chapter
Managing Complications Part 1: Yourself reading chapter
Managing Complications Part 2: Patient and Family reading chapter
Becoming a Leader During Training and Beyond reading chapter

Facilities Management

Sterilization and Disinfection reading chapter
Operating Theater Design and Setup reading chapter
Medical Vacuum (Suction) reading chapter

Anesthesia

Postoperative Pain Management reading chapter
Airway Management and Endotracheal Intubation 7 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Airway Management in Trauma 6 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Anesthesia for Hepatic Resections reading chapter

Important Skills

Intestinal Anastomosis 9 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Cutdown for Venous Access 9 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Insertion of Subclavian Central Venous Catheter 8 steps, draft · D1 day 2, cadaver fidelity high
Tracheostomy 10 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Cricothyroidotomy 9 steps, draft, video example · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Rigid Upper Esophagoscopy 7 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Ventriculostomy / External Ventricular Drainage 12 steps, draft · D3 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate

Ultrasound

Introduction to Ultrasonography 6 steps, draft · no tissue needed
Ultrasound-Guided Interventions 6 steps, draft · no tissue needed

Nutrition

Nutrition in the Surgical Patient reading chapter
Stamm Gastrostomy Placement 10 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement 11 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high

Patient Positioning

Approach to Positioning the Patient and the Surgeon 10 steps, draft · no tissue needed
Supine Position 6 steps, draft · any donor
Lateral Decubitus Position 10 steps, draft · any donor
Prone Position 9 steps, draft · any donor

Burns and Contractures

Initial Management of Acute Burns 4 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity low
Tangential Excision of Burns 10 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity low

Operations For Trauma

Compartment Syndromes and Fasciotomy 11 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Preperitoneal Packing and Iliac Artery Ligation for Pelvic Fracture 8 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Sternotomy 12 steps, draft · D1 day 2, cadaver fidelity high
Temporary Vascular Shunting 9 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Trauma Laparotomy 13 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate

Abdominal Incisions

Approach to Abdominal Incisions reading chapter
Midline Incision 13 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Subcostal Incision 10 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Anterolateral Retroperitoneal Incision 8 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity high
Pfannenstiel Incision 8 steps, draft · D2 day 2, cadaver fidelity high

Stomach and Duodenum

Partial "Wedge" Gastrectomy 9 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate
Graham Patch Closure of Duodenal Ulcer 9 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Antrectomy and Billroth 1 Reconstruction 13 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate

Small Intestine

Surgical Procedures for Severe Typhoid Fever 12 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate

Spleen

Elective Splenectomy 10 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate

Pancreas

Pancreatic Cyst-Gastrostomy 8 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity low

Liver

Anesthesia for Hepatic Resections reading chapter

Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Laparoscopic Right Colectomy 13 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Transanal Resection of Rectal Tumors 8 steps, draft · D2 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Trans-Rectal Drainage of Pelvic Abscess 6 steps, draft · D2 day 1, cadaver fidelity low

Breast

Axillary Dissection 12 steps, draft · D2 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Mastectomy 10 steps, draft · D2 day 1, cadaver fidelity high

Thyroid

Total Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiter 8 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Total Thyroidectomy for Multinodular Goiter 10 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Central Neck Dissection 7 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high

Urology

Trans-Vesical (Suprapubic) Prostatectomy 12 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Orchidopexy and Orchiectomy for Testicular Torsion 8 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Approach to Ureter Injuries 6 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate
Ureteroneocystostomy 10 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity high
Pyeloplasty and Ureteroureterostomy 9 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate
Endoscopic Placement of Ureteral Stents 9 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Management of Priapism 9 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumor 8 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate 9 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Penile Fracture 11 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate

Intra-Abdominal Complications

Recognizing Post-Operative Abdominal Sepsis reading chapter
Temporary Abdominal Closure 7 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity high
Closure of Laparotomy Dehiscence 5 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate
Open Abdomen and Enteric Fistula 9 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate
Trans-Rectal Drainage of Pelvic Abscess 6 steps, draft · D2 day 1, cadaver fidelity low

Laparoscopy

Laparoscopic Right Colectomy 13 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Principles of Laparoscopy 1: Trocar Positioning and Placement 11 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Gas Insufflation-less Laparoscopic Surgery 11 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity high

Ophthalmology

Approach to Corneal Trauma reading chapter
Corneal Foreign Body Removal 5 steps, draft · D3 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate

Initial Approach to the Trauma Patient

Mass Casualty reading chapter
Airway Management in Trauma 6 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Cricothyroidotomy 9 steps, draft, video example · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity high
Approach to Spinal Cord Injury reading chapter
Approach to Penetrating Neck Trauma 7 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Approach to Diaphragm Injuries 9 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate
Approach to Penetrating Abdominal Trauma 6 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate
Approach to Extremity Vascular Injury 4 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate
Approach to Maxillofacial Trauma: Midface reading chapter

Cranial Trauma

Ventriculostomy / External Ventricular Drainage 12 steps, draft · D3 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Sonographic Assessment of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter 4 steps, draft · no tissue needed
Burrhole Craniostomy 9 steps, draft · D3 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Lateral Craniotomy 12 steps, draft · D3 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Elevation of Depressed Skull Fracture 10 steps, draft · D3 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 3 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate
Endoscopic Banding of Esophageal Varices 8 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate
Gastroduodenotomy and Oversew Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer 9 steps, draft · D1 day 3, cadaver fidelity moderate

Incisional Hernia

Approach to Abdominal Incisional Hernias reading chapter
Anterior Components Separation Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias 10 steps, draft · D1 day 4, cadaver fidelity moderate

Vascular Surgery

Approach to Arteriovenous Fistula Creation 4 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity low
Brachial-Cephalic Arteriovenous Fistula Creation 14 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Vascular Anastomosis (Coming Soon) D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high, chapter announced by the manual's editors and not yet published.

Parathyroid

Approach to Parathyroid Disease 6 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Single Gland Parathyroidectomy 8 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate
Neck Exploration and Subtotal Parathyroidectomy 9 steps, draft · D1 day 1, cadaver fidelity moderate

Operative Management of Labor

Operative Vaginal Delivery 11 steps, draft · no tissue needed
Cesarean Birth 7 steps, draft · D2 day 2, cadaver fidelity low
Peripartum Hysterectomy 11 steps, draft · D2 day 2, cadaver fidelity low

Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair 7 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity low
Vascular Access: Femoral Venous Cutdown 8 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity low
Orchidopexy for Undescended Testis 12 steps, draft · D3 day 2, cadaver fidelity low
Rectal Biopsy for Hirschsprung's Disease 9 steps, draft · D2 day 2, cadaver fidelity moderate
Pneumatic Reduction of Intussusception 4 steps, draft · no tissue needed
Divided Sigmoid Colostomy for Anorectal Malformation 9 steps, draft · D2 day 2, cadaver fidelity low

Wound Care

Split Thickness Skin Grafting 8 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Full Thickness Skin Grafting 9 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Negative Pressure Dressing Application 7 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high
Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flap 10 steps, draft · D3 day 3, cadaver fidelity high