Peadiatric Surgery

Review of relevant anatomy and physiology of important organs. Epidemiology. Common conditions: Trauma, non trauma, emergency and elective. Resuscitation, infection control. Organ support therapies. Intensive care medicine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Objectives:

• Impart though understanding of the importance of natural history of disease in this age group. For students after completion to be able to diagnose, give prognosis and know the essentials of management of most of the Peadiatric Surgical conditions.
• To understand the basis of investigations and be able to interpret the results of these investigation.
• To appreciate the Embryological and pathological basis of some of the Peadiatric Surgical condition.