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Historically, communication was described as a secondary, or soft skill for surgeons. Now, astute communication, both with patients and with colleagues, forms a fundamental element of holistic surgical practice and comprises a core component of the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons that are increasingly recognised in modern surgical practice. Good communication is required during each patient interaction: history taking, explanation, consent, breaking bad news, and managing difficult encounters such as the demanding or angry patient. Good communication with patients improves patient trust, compliance and overall satisfaction, reduces complaints and malpractice claims. High quality communication is also fundamental when interacting with colleagues: in theatre, on the ward, whilst making referrals and organising special tests. In the busy schedules of medical professionals, such communication must be succinct and relevant. Team structures must empower all members to speak up, so as to prevent harm being done. Suboptimal communication is a root cause for the majority of serious adverse events. Furthermore, good communication reduces job stress and enhances satisfaction for the surgeon. Good communication is not an inborn behaviour; it is a learned skill that is based on key principles. Studies have clearly demonstrated that education in communication improves patient outcomes and satisfaction. Several frameworks have been described, to facilitate good communication in certain scenarios: SPIKES for breaking bad news, SBAR for handover, surgical briefs and de-briefs, to name a few. This textbook will be aimed towards medical students, surgical trainees and surgical consultants internationally. It is relevant to every-day practice, examinations and OSCEs, such as medical finals, MRCS, FRCS and international equivalents, and interviews where role play is often featured.

Communication in surgery. --- Surgeons. --- Operating room personnel --- Physicians --- Surgery --- Comunicació --- Cirurgia --- Cirurgians

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Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) are based on the premise that patients should benefit in terms of recovery time, physical discomfort, pain, and cosmesis if a surgical procedure can be performed without visible scarring.   Scar-Less Surgery: NOTES, Transumbilical, and Others is a multi-disciplinary effort which weaves together the surgical aspects of these novel techniques. It is the  first comprehensive reference on the subject providing state-of-the-art technical information to both general and  urologic surgeons while also highlighting future developments and research needs.

Laparoscopic surgery. --- Laparoscopy. --- Medicine. --- Surgery, Laparoscopic -- Methods. --- Endoscopic surgery --- Endoscopy --- Abdomen --- Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive --- Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical --- Body Regions --- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures --- Surgical Procedures, Operative --- Anatomy --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Diagnosis --- Laparoscopy --- Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery --- Umbilicus --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Endoscopic surgery. --- Endosurgery --- Minimal access surgery --- Minimally invasive surgery --- MIS (Minimally invasive surgery) --- Operative endoscopy --- Surgical endoscopy --- Gastroenterology. --- Surgery. --- Minimally invasive surgery. --- Thoracic surgery. --- Urology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Minimally Invasive Surgery. --- Thoracic Surgery. --- Microsurgery --- Surgery, Operative --- Medicine --- Genitourinary organs --- Thoracic surgery --- Thoracic surgeons --- Surgery, Primitive --- Internal medicine --- Digestive organs --- Diseases --- Gastroenterology .