Laparoscopic surgery benefits patients, resulting in a shorter hospital stay, reduced need for analgesia and a quicker return to normal activity. There is also a benefit to the surgeon, as the increased visualisation makes some operations less complicated than the open equivalent. Although the number and complexity of laparoscopic operations in gynaecology are steadily increasing, many procedures which could be performed by the laparoscopic route are still being performed by laparotomy.
This book addresses the disparity between what could be done and what is being done by providing a thorough overview of laparoscopic surgery for benign gynaecology. Topics covered include entry techniques, preoperative imaging, instruments and theatre environment and training, as well as specific laparoscopic procedures. The video clips on the accompanying DVD provide useful demonstrations of some of the key techniques.
The book will be an invaluable source of reference for all trainees and consultants looking to develop their skills in laparoscopic surgery and thus provide better care for women.
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Urodynamics Illustrated
Ranee Thakar, Philip Toozs-Hobson and Lucia Dolan (editors) Publication Date: October 2011 Retail Price: £32.00 ISBN: 978-1-906985-11-0 Extent: 160 pages
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This book provides a practical guide for anyone performing or training to perform urodynamic studies. It provides details on how to set up urodynamic equipment abd discusses individual urodynamic techniques, ranging from basic tests such as uroflowmetry and subtracted cystometry to the more complex videocystometry, ambulatory monitoring and urethral function tests. The chapter on artefacts highlights common pitfalls and offers advice on how to avoid them. Many of the chapters include case studies to place the investigations within the context of a symptom complex.
This book has a place in every urodynamics laboratory as an easy reference guide and is an essential illustrative text for teaching the funadmentals of good urodynamic practice.
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Acute gynaecological problems are among the most common reasons for women of reproductive age to seek medical help, with early pregnancy complications accounting for the majority of gynaecological emergencies. In many hospitals, emergency outpatient visits now outnumber elective clinical appointments in gynaecology. With a growing number of patients, increasingly complex diagnostic algorithms and a wide range of management options, the participation and training of senior doctors in early pregnancy and acute gynaecological care is vital to ensure women receive the best possible treatment.
This book provides a thorough overview of acute gynaecology and early pregnancy, covering the diagnosis and management of routine clinical problems, such as miscarriage and tubal pregnancy, as well as less frequently seen presentations, such as uncommon forms of ectopic pregnancy and trophoblastic disease. The use of drugs in early pregnancy, a common concern among pregnant women, is also addressed, as are management and organisational aspects of care.
This book is key reading for all those registered for the Advanced Training Skills Module in Acute Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy. It is also an invaluable source of reference for anyone involved in emergency gynaecological care, providing guidance on how to solve unfamiliar or complex problems in daily clinical practice.
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This book aims to help all those working in maternity services improve the quality of the care they offer. Improvement is driven by clinical effectiveness and increasing patient demands, and for each area of practice described this book outlines the
This book aims to help all those working in maternity services improve the quality of the care they offer. Improvement is driven by clinical effectiveness and increasing patient demands, and for each area of practice described this book outlines the service organisation needed to achieve this improvement. The goal is to help clinicians take responsibility for developing services that meet the needs of their patients as well as managing their individual medical conditions.
The book demonstrates that much can be achieved within current resources and without major additional expense. Different approaches are demonstrated, but the key issue is the patient pathway.
Trainees, clinicians, managers and commissioners of services will find this book of practical value. There should be a copy on the shelves of every hospital obstetric unit.
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This book is aimed at everyone who wants to improve the quality of the medical care they provide: nurses, doctors, managers, healthcare assistants, students or laboratory technicians. The book demonstrates how to examine the quality of the care you provide through criterion-based audit in simple steps: decide what you should be doing in any circumstance, examine whether or not you are doing it and then look for ways of improving your care until you are doing it correctly. The process is simple, free and effective. It can be carried out by anyone who wants to provide better medical care.
The book can be used by individuals or in a group setting. It contains six lessons, each designed to run for about one hour, with exercises to complete. Worked examples of audits are also provided. The book will be of interest to anyone in healthcare practice who is keen to find a better way of working.
'This book demonstrates extraordinary clarity on Audit and has been reinforced with easy to follow steps and diagrams... A useful additional feature of the book is demonstrating not only how to implement change but to identify root cause... The book contains useful weblinks and is a MUST for all who want audit but don't know where to start.' Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2011.
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Models of Care in Women's Health
Tahir Mahmood, Allan Templeton and Charnjit Dhillon Publication Date: 2009 Retail Price: £32.00 ISBN: 978-1-906985-18-9 Extent: 176 pages
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This book is all about managing the quality of care in gynaecological practice. The individual chapters reflect the fact that the main drivers for improvement are clinical effectiveness and increasing patient expectations. In each area of practice described, there is recognition that the appropriate clinical response to these drivers is service organisation. The aim is to help clinicians take responsibility not only for managing individual patient contributions but for developing services that meet patient needs.
Clinical developments will only come about if clinicians take the initiative to ensure that improvements happen. This book demonstrates that much can be achieved within the restraints of current resources and without the need for major additional expense. Various approaches are suggested, but the key issue is the patient pathway, with the underlying philosophy of continuous improvement in quality.
Trainees, clinicians, managers and commissioners of services in obstetrics and gynaecology will find this book of immense practical value.
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It was clear to the editors of this book that the use of ultrasound imaging in gynaecology goes well beyond simple picture recognition. A skilful gynaecological sonographer will bring together scan findings and the clinical scenario to enhance patient care. The editors believe this leads to targeted investigations and, just as importantly, to strategies for non-intervention. This book covers all aspects of the use of ultrasound and also includes chapters on clinical gynaecology, to assist in making the best possible use of the technology.
Just as one could never imagine a cardiologist without a stethoscope, the editors find it impossible to imagine a gynaecologist without an ultrasound scanner. They celebrate this evolution in our clinical practice and hope that this book helps many others to follow.
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Green-top Guideline CompendiumRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Publication Date: 2009 Retail Price: £20.00 ISBN: 978-1-906985-12-7 Extent: 491 pages |
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A compendium of all College Green-top guidelines currently available. This volume contains best practice standards in obstetrics and gynaecology, produced under the direction of the RCOG Guidelines Committee.
This book is no longer available. A new edition is in preparation.
Ambulatory Gynaecology – a new concept in the treatment of womenKevin Jones (Editor) Publication Date: April 2008
Retail Price: £40.00
ISBN: 978-1-904752-34-9
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Ambulatory gynaecology may be an unfamiliar term to many gynaecologists working outside the USA. However, the term is increasingly being adopted in the UK to describe a ‘see and treat’ management philosophy in outpatient clinics in combination with minimal access surgery in the day surgery unit. In recent years, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in collaboration with the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy has run scientific meetings dedicated to ‘ambulatory gynaecology’. The adoption of the concept by international and national societies will help promote the management philosophy. This move is timely because a change from traditional care pathways to more cost-effective, patient-centred approaches to medical practice lies at the heart of modern health service management. In light of this we decided to produce a book that sets out how the concept of ambulatory gynaecology can be applied to the main areas of gynaecological practice.
It is hoped that after reading this book the reader will be stimulated to challenge the more traditional models of service delivery in gynaecological practice.
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This book addresses questions asked by experienced family planning clinicians when answers could not readily be found in standard texts. The questions and answers summarised here are based on the first 1000 enquiries from Faculty members received by the Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (FFPRHC).
This means that the book is an essential first point of reference when faced with a clinical dilemma. It is an essential volume for all practitioners in the field, who may ‘enquire within’ when faced with a dilemma in practice relating to a rare condition or a contentious issue and find an authoritative answer.
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To reflect the needs of all potential forensic examiners, the book has a multidisciplinary basis and has been designed on two levels. To assist the doctor with little or no knowledge on the subject, part of each chapter is devoted to an explanation of the relevant facts. Each topic covered has areas of debate and some of the controversies are explored in the second part of each chapter, subtitled ‘the dilemmas’, where we have endeavoured to provide a stimulus for discussion. The aim of this book is to be of interest to both the experts and the newcomer to the subject.
The book includes the most up to date information, including the very recent changes to the laws relating to sexual offences. Differences between the new Sexual Offences Act 2003, which comes into force in May 2004, and previous legislation are included in a chapter by a senior QC. This book will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the care of women who have suffered sexual assault, from doctors and police forensic teams to those in the legal profession who need to know more about the care of women complainants.
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Endometriosis
Christopher Sutton and Kevin Jones Publication Date: May 2004 Retail Price: £4.00 ISBN: 978-1-900364-87-4 Extent: 66 pages |
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Endometriosis is an increasingly common gynaecological disorder. It is a disease that affects a huge number of women throughout the world and it has been estimated that between 1% and 15% of women who are examined for pelvic pain and infertility may have endometriosis. The true prevalence of this disease is unknown because the diagnosis can only be made with any accuracy by laparoscopic examination of the pelvis. With the worldwide increase in the use of laparoscopy to diagnose the condition, it is becoming obvious that endometriosis is not merely a disease of well-to-do Europeans, but that it poses a significant health problem in the Middle East and countries such as Singapore, India, China and particularly Japan, which may have the highest incidence in the world. This book covers the disease from diagnosis to treatment in a succinct and clear text, with colour illustrations.
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Most readers will be familiar with the textbook edited by JB Lawson and DB Stewart entitled Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Tropics and Developing Countries. Published in 1967, it met a great need and remained in print in the English Language Book Society paperback version until 1991. Before then, parts of it had become outdated, the Safe Motherhood Initiative had begun and there was reawakened inspiration and impetus for better maternal health, which continues worldwide. These developments called for a radical revision of Lawson and Stewart’s masterpiece: the result is this book.
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Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Volume 12
Tim Hillard (Editor) Publication Date: Nov 07 Retail Price: £48.00 ISBN: 978-1-904752-23-3 Extent: 340 pages |
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This edition of the Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology includes contributions from a large cross-section of clinical and scientific fields in our diverse speciality. Obstetrics and gynaecology continues to change rapidly an no one can be a specialist in every area. These chapters will help to keep you up to date across the specialty. Whatever your area of interest, there will be something for you within these pages and, you look through the various chapters, take a few moments to reflect on the wonderfully varied nature of our specialty, a unique characteristic that attracts so many doctors into O&G
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