Topic Introduction

A number of infections are of surgical relevance in that they either require the surgical specialties as a primary modality of diagnosis or treatment or have a significant impact on the treatment and care of the surgical patient. They may not be exclusively managed by the surgical treat, but the team offers a key role in their managament. We will be coviering some of these infectious diseases in this topic. 

Though not exhausting all of them, the key ones to be covered include:

1. Tetanus

2. Skin and soft tissue infections

3. Necrotising fascitis, as a separate entity

4. Parasitic infections, of surgical relevance - This is covered more exhaustively in subsequent separate topic

Topic Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Understand the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the surgical infections
2. Be able to diagnose the infections of surgical relevance
3. Be able to appropriately manage (both emergent and definitively) patients who present with these diseases

Topic Learning Activities/Tasks

Describe the learning activities for this topic

e.g

1. Read the topic notes
2. Watch the lecturer videos provided
3. Participate in the whole class discussion that will be held after the lectures
4. Be able to clerk and participate in the management of patients presenting with these conditions in the surgical unit

Assignments and Activities

 In this topic, we will go through the following

1. Watch availed lectures in the topics

- Tetanus lecture https://youtu.be/3EbUFUHUBXE

- Necrotising fasciitis lecture https://youtu.be/e9ueNQRuSWY

   There will be an additional lecture reviewing necrotising fasciitis 

3. Lecture on cellulitis . This shall be online on 28.01.2022

4.  Parasitic infections- THis will be an online lecture on 25.02.2022