Reddit reviews Pocket Surgery: The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Handbook of Surgery (Pocket Notebook)

I found Pocket Surgery to be helpful as a resource for patient management when I was on my Sub-I's. Surgical Recall is excellent for pimping questions.




This is obvious, but for completeness:

1. Know the patient.
   
2. Make sure you know your anatomy (regular and irregular) for each case.
   
3. Know the potential complications of the procedure being performed and how to manage them.
   
4. At a place like UC, you should see a lot of referrals and potential re-do cases (depending on the service). If the patient was operated on before, make sure you read the previous operative note so you know what they did.
   
5. Practice knot tying. I borrowed a needle driver and suture from the OR to help with practicing various sutures for skin closing at home. I bought a practice suture kit on Amazon (there are many available at various price ranges) to work on.