References

Find below the relevant references and related further readings for each section of the app (Page still under Construction)

Burns

First aid

Cleland, H. (2012) Thermal burns. Assessment and acute management in the general practice setting. Australian Family Physician 41(6), 372-375.

David N. Herndon. Total burn care. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2007.

Burns History

Hettiaratchy S, Papini R. Initial management of a major burn: I–overview. BMJ. 2004 Jun 26;328(7455):1555-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7455.1555. 

Teague H et.al. The Burned Patient: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management in the ED. Trauma Reports. March 2005

Indications for referral to burns service

National Network for Burn Care. National Burn Care Referral Guidance. 2012. 

Chemical burns

Gnaneswaran N, Perera E, Perera M, Sawhney R. Cutaneous chemical burns: assessment and early management. Volume 44, No.3, 2015 Pages 135-139

VanHoy TB, LeWitt MH, Metheny H, Patel BC. Chemical Burns. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020

David N. Herndon. Total burn care. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2007.

Kalaskar DK, Butler PE, Ghali S, editors. Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Ucl Press; 2016 Aug 2.

Richards AM, Dafydd H, Wei FC. Key notes on plastic surgery. Blackwell Science; 2002 Mar 22.

Fluid resuscitation

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Jacksons burn model

David N. Herndon. Total burn care. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2007.

Escharotomies

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David N. Herndon. Total burn care. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2007.

SCORTEN mortality calculator

Fouchard N, Bertocchi M, Roujeau JC, Revuz J, Wolkenstein P, Bastuji-Garin S. SCORTEN: a severity-of-illness score for toxic epidermal necrolysis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2000 Aug 1;115(2):149-53.

Consenting for burns surgeries

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Trauma

3D Hand reference

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Hand trauma history

Textbook of plastic and reconstructive surgery. E. Butler, Peter, Ghali, Shadi K. Kalaskar, Deepak

Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Jeffrey E.Janis

THE HAND: Examination and Diagnosis, 3rd Edition, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Hand examination

Textbook of plastic and reconstructive surgery. E. Butler, Peter, Ghali, Shadi K. Kalaskar, Deepak

Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Jeffrey E.Janis

THE HAND: Examination and Diagnosis, 3rd Edition, American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Assessment of Two Point Discrimination on Hand in Adult Population: An Observational Study, International Journal of Health Sciences and Research Vol.10; Issue: 5; May 2020

Shriprabha Thube1 , Mayuri Rajesh Shah2 , Parita Hardik Kothari2 , Vidhi Shah2 

Hand infections and bites

Abrams RA, Botte MJ. Hand infections: treatment recommendations for specific types. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 1996; 4, 219–230.

Acland’s Video Atlas of Anatomy. Skin of the hand, fingernails. Available from: https://aclandanatomy.com/MultimediaPlayer.aspx?multimediaId=10528125 [Accessed 10th October 2020].

Baddour LM, Harper M. Human bites: evaluation and management. In: Post TW (ed). UpToDate [Internet Database] Waltham (MA): UpToDate, 2020. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/human-bites-evaluation-and-management

Berkowitz RL, Hentz VR. Herpetic Whitlow — A non-surgical infection of the hand. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1977; 60(1), 125–127.

Canales FL, Newmeyer III WL, Kilgore Jr ES. The treatment of felons and paronychias. Hand Clin. 1989; 5, 515–523.

Chiu TW. Stone’s Plastic Surgery Facts: A Revision Guide (4th Edition). Boca Raton: FL, CRC Press. 2018.

Fowler JR, Ilyas AM. Epidemiology of adult acute hand infections at an urban medical center. J Hand Surg Am. 2013; 38(6), 1189–1193.

Frank R. Human Bite. Available from: https://www.orthobullets.com/hand/6104/human-bite [Accessed 10th October 2020].

Franko OI, Abrams RA. Hand infections. Orthop Clin of North Am. 2013; 44, 625–34.

Goldstein BG, Goldstein AO, Tosti A. Paronychia. In: Post TW (ed). UpToDate [Internet Database] Waltham (MA): UpToDate, 2020. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/paronychia

Goldstein EJ, Citron DM, Wield B, Blachman U, Sutter VL, Miller TA, Finegold SM. Bacteriology of human and animal bite wounds. J Clin Microbiol, 1978; 8(6), 667–672.

Hitchcock TF, Amadio PC. Fungal infections. Hand Clin. 1989; 5(4), 599–611.

Husain TM, Hijazi B, Morrison BA. Hand Infections. In: Janis JE (ed) Essentials of Plastic Surgery (2nd Edition). New York: NY, Thieme. 2017. 964–980.

Jaffe AC. Animal bites. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1983; 30(2), 405–413.

Johnston C, Wald A. Epidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. In: Post TW (ed). UpToDate [Internet Database] Waltham (MA): UpToDate, 2020. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-clinical-manifestations-and-diagnosis-of-herpes-simplex-virus-type-1-infection

Kanavel AB. Infections of the hand. Philadelphia: PA, Lea and Febiger. 1939.

Leggit JC. Acute and Chronic Paronychia. Am Fam Physician. 2017; 96(1), 44 – 51.

Masson JA. Hand I – Fingernails, Infections, Tumours and Soft-Tissue Reconstruction. Selected Readings in Plastic Surgery. 2002; 9(32), 1–40.

McDonald LS, Bavaro MF, Hofmeister EP, Kroonen LT. Hand Infections. J Hand Surg Am. 2011; 36(8), 1403–1412.

Osterman M, Draeger R, Stern P. Acute Hand Infections. J Hand Surg Am. 2014; 39(8), 1628–1635.

Pabari A, Iyer S, Khoo CT. Swiss roll technique for treatment of paronychia. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2011; 15(2), 75–77.

Patel DB, Emmanuel NB, Stevanovic MV, Matcuk Jr GR, Gottsegen CJ, Forrester DM, et al. Hand infections: anatomy, types and spread of infection, imaging findings, and treatment options. Radiographics. 2014; 34(7),1968.

Patel R, Kumar H, More B, Patricolo M. Paediatric recurrent herpetic whitlow. BMJ Case Rep. 2013; 2013:bcr2013010207.

Pierrart J, Delgrande D, Mamane W, Tordjman D, Masmejean EH. Acute felon and paronychia: Antibiotics not necessary after surgical treatment. Prospective study of 46 patients. Hand Surg Rehabil. 2016; 35(1), 40.

Public Health England. Rabies risks in terrestrial animals by country. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rabies-risks-by-country/rabies-risks-in-terrestrial-animals-by-country [Accessed 10th October 2020].

Richards A, Dafydd D. Key Notes on Plastic Surgery (2nd Edition). Hoboken: NJ, Wiley. 2014.

Rigopoulous D, Larios G, Gregoriou S, Alevizos A. Acute and Chronic Paronychia. Am Fam Physician. 2008; 77(3), 339.

Ritting AW, O’Malley MP, Rodner CM. Acute paronychia. J Hand Surg Am. 2012; 37(5), 1068–1070.

Roberge RJ, Weinstein D, Thimons MM. Perionychial infections associated with sculptured nails. Am J Emerg Med. 1999; 17, 581–582.

Rubright JH, Shafritz AB. The herpetic whitlow. J Hand Surg Am. 2011; 36(2), 340–342.

Scheich P, Fleisher G. Human Bites in Children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1985; 1(2), 51.

Sebastin Muttath SJ, Chung KC, Ono S. Overview of Hand Infections. In: Post TW (ed). UpToDate [Internet Database] Waltham (MA): UpToDate, 2020. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-hand-infections

Shafritz AB, Coppage JM. Acute and Chronic Paronychia of the Hand. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2014; 22(3), 165.

Stern PJ. Selected Acute Infections. Instr Course Lec. 1990; 39, 539.

Tannan SC, Deal DN. Diagnosis and Management of the Acute Felon: Evidence-Based Review. J Hand Surg Am. 2012; 37(12), 2603–2604.

Tsokos M. Diagnostic criteria for cutaneous injuries in child abuse: classification, findings, and interpretation. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2015; 11(2), 235.

Volz KA, Canham L, Kaplan E, Sanchez LD, Shapiro NI, Grossman SA. Identifying patients with cellulitis who are likely to require inpatient admission after a stay in an ED observation unit. Am J Emerg Med. 2013; 31(2), 360–364.

Zubowicz VN, Gravier M. Management of early human bites of the hand: a prospective randomized study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1991; 88(1), 111–114.

Replantation and revascularisation

Richards AM, Dafydd H, Wei FC. Key notes on plastic surgery. Blackwell Science; 2002 Mar 22.

Lee WA. Green’s operative hand surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2000 Feb 1;105(2):798.

Hadley ‘Digital replant: the first 100 years’ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26517169/

Rebowe and Tannan ‘Digital Replantation’ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448187/

Janis JE ‘Essentials of Plastic Surgery’ Thieme Medical Publishers. 2nd Edition.

Necrotising fasciitis

Argenta A, Dzwierzynski WW. Hand Infections. In: Chung KC (Ed). Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery (8th Edition). Philadelphia: PA, Wolters Kulwer. 2019. 673 - 678.

Brook I, Frazier EH. Clinical and microbiological features of necrotizing fasciitis. J Clin Microbiol. 1995; 33(9), 2382. 

Chauhan A, Wigton MD, Palmer BA. Necrotizing fasciitis. J Hand Surg Am. 2014; 39(8), 1598. 

Chiu TW. Stone’s Plastic Surgery Facts: A Revision Guide (4th Edition). Boca Raton: FL, CRC Press. 2018.

Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Kyeremanteng K, Seely AJE, et al. Necrotising Soft Tissue Infection: Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Examination, Imaging, and LRINEC Score: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Surg. 2019; 269(1), 58. 

Holland MJ. Application of the Laboratory Risk Indicator in Necrotising Fasciitis (LRINEC) score to patients in a tropical tertiary referral centre. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2009; 37(4), 588-592.

Lee T, Carrick M, Scott B. Incidence and clinical characteristics of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing fasciitis in a large urban hospital. Am J Surg. 2007; 194(6), 812-813.

Ngan V. Necrotising Fasciitis. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/necrotising-fasciitis/ Accessed 27th October 2020. 

Stevens Dl, Baddour LM. Necrotizing soft tissue infections. In: Post TW (Ed). UpToDate [Internet Database] Waltham (MA): UpToDate 2020. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/necrotizing-soft-tissue-infections

Sultan HY, Boyle AA, Sheppard N. Necrotising Fasciitis. BMJ. 2012; 345, e4274.

Wilson MP, Schneir AB. A case of necrotizing fasciitis with a LRINEC score of zero: clinical suspicion should trump scoring systems. J Emerg Med. 2013; 44(5), 928. 

Wong CH, Chang HC, Pasupathy S, Khin LW, Tan JL, Low CO. Necrotizing fasciitis: clinical presentation, microbiology, and determinants of mortality. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003; 85-A(8), 1454. 

Wong CH, Khin LW, Heng KS, Tan KC, Low CO. The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotising Fasciitis) score: a tool for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft tissue infections. Crit Care Med. 2004; 32(7), 1535. 

Woon C. Necrotising Fasciitis. Available from: https://www.orthobullets.com/trauma/1007/necrotizing-fasciitis Accessed 27th October 2020. 

Tetanus prophylaxis

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tetanus-the-green-book-chapter-30 

Consenting for trauma surgeries

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Skin

Skin Anatomy

Arda, O., Göksügür, N. and Tüzün, Y. Basic histological structure and functions of facial skin. Clinics in Dermatology, 2014, 32(1), pp.3-13.

Chiang, N. Y. Z., & Verbov, J. Dermatology: a handbook for medical students and junior doctors 2nd Edition. London : British Associationof Dermatologists, 2014. Available from http://www.bad.org.uk/library-media/documents/Dermatology%20Handbook%20for%20medical%20students%202nd%20Edition%202014%20Final2(2).pdf Accessed:13/08/19

Gawkrodger, D. and Ardern-Jones, M. Dermatology.6th ed.Edinburgh: Elsevier; 2017.

Mescher, A. Junqueira’s Basic Histology. 15th ed. New York, N.Y.:McGraw-Hill Education LLC; 2018.

Shimizu, H. Shimizu’s Dermatology.2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons,Incorporated; 2017.

Stimpson A, Dilaver N, Bosanquet D, Ambler G, Twine C. Angiosome Specific Revascularisation: Does the Evidence Support It?. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2019;57(2):311-317.

Trevor, L., Riches-Suman, K., Mahajan, A. and Thornton, M. Adipose Tissue: A Source of Stem Cells with Potential for Regenerative Therapies for Wound Healing. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, 9(7), p.2161.

Tsatmali, M., Ancans, J. and Thody, A. J. Melanocyte Function and Its Control by Melanocortin Peptides. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, 2002, 50(2), pp. 125–133

Weller R, Hunter H, Mann MW. Clinical Dermatology. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated; 2015.

Skin lesion history

DermNetz NZ. Skin lesion history [Internet]. 2017. [cited 23rd October 2020] Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/cme/teledermatology-skin-cancer/skin-lesion-history/ 

Cancer Research UK. Risks and causes [Internet]. 2019. [cited 23rd October 2020] Available from: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/skin-cancer/risks-causes

Geeky Medics. Dermatology history taking - OSCE guide.  [Internet]. [cited 23rd October 2020] Available from: https://geekymedics.com/dermatology-history-taking-osce-guide/

Skin examination

Burge S, Wallis D, Matin R. Oxford handbook of medical dermatology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Chiang N, Verbov J. Dermatology. [London]: British Association of Dermatologists; 2009.

Examination of the skin DermNet NZ [Internet]. Dermnetnz.org. 2008 [cited 23 October 2020]. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/cme/principles/examination-of-the-skin/
Menzies A. Melanoma - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment BMJ Best Practice [Internet]. Bestpractice.bmj.com. 2018 [cited 23 October 2020]. Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com

Wound healing

Bielefeld, K. A., Amini-Nik, S. and Alman, B. A. Cutaneous wound healing: recruiting developmental pathways for regeneration. Cell Mol Life Sci, 2013, 70 (12), 2059-81.

Driskell R, Watt F. Understanding fibroblast heterogeneity in the skin. Trends in Cell Biology. 2015;25(2):92-99.

Evans, N., Oreffo, R., Healy, E., Thurner, P. and Man, Y. Epithelial mechanobiology, skin wound healing, and the stem cell niche. Journalof the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2013, 28, pp.397-409

Gieringer, M., Gosepath, J. and Naim, R. Radiotherapy and wound healing: principles, management and prospects (review).Oncol Rep, 2011, 26 (2), 299-307.

Hiraoka, C., Toki, F., Shiraishi, K., Sayama, K., Nishimura, E. K., Miura, H.,Higashiyama, S. and Nanba, D. Two clonal types of human skin fibroblasts with different potentials for proliferation and tissue remodeling ability. J Dermatol Sci, 2016, 82 (2), 84-94.

Jones A, Janis J. Essentials of Plastic Surgery: Q&A Companion. 1st ed. CRC Press; 2015.

Rivas, F. In this Issue: Inflammation.Cell, 2010, 140 (6), 755,757.

Singer, A. J. and Clark, R. A. Cutaneous wound healing. N Engl J Med, 1999, 341 (10), 738-46.

Xue, M. and Jackson, C. Extracellular Matrix Reorganization DuringWound Healing and Its Impact on Abnormal Scarring. Advances in Wound Care, 2015, 4(3), pp.119-136.

Basal cell carcinoma

NHS. Skin cancer (non-melanoma) [internet]. 2020 [cited 2nd November 2020]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/non-melanoma-skin-cancer/

Venables Z, Nijsten T, Wong K, Autier P, Broggio J, Deas A et al. 2019. Epidemiology of basal and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in the U.K. 2013–15: a cohort study. Br J Dermatol, 181: 474-482.

DermNetz NZ. Basal cell carcinoma [internet]. 2015 [cited 2nd November 2020]. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/basal-cell-carcinoma/

Cancer Council Australia. Clinical features of basal cell carcinoma [internet]. 2019 [cited 2nd November 2020]. Available from: https://wiki.cancer.org.au/australia/Guidelines:Keratinocyte_carcinoma/Clinical_features_BCC

Richards A, Dafydd H. Key notes in plastic surgery. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell; 2014.

Weinzweig J. Plastic surgery secrets plus. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Elselvier; 2010. 

Nouri K. Mohs Micrographic Surgery. New York: Springer; 2012. 

Telfer NR, Colver GB, Morton CA. Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma. Br J Dermatol. 2008; 159: 35-48.

Squamous cell carcinoma

Motley RJ, Preston PW, Lawrence CM. Multi-professional Guidelines for the Management of the Patient with Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma [Internet]. [cited 2020 Oct 24]. Available from: https://www.bad.org.uk/shared/get-file.ashx?id=59&itemtype=document

Farasat S, Yu SS, Neel VA, Nehal KS, Lardaro T, Mihm MC, et al. A new American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: creation and rationale for inclusion of tumor (T) characteristics. J Am Acad Dermatol [Internet]. 2011 Jun [cited 2020 Oct 24];64(6):1051–9. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21255868

SIGN 140 - Management of primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Help us to improve SIGN guidelines-click here to complete our survey [Internet]. 2014 [cited 2020 Nov 5]. Available from: www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/50/index.html

Melanoma

Cancer Research UK. Risks and causes of melanoma [Internet]. 2020. [cited 24th October 2020]. Available from: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/melanoma/risks-causes 

Aim at Melanoma Foundation. Melanoma risk factors [Internet]. 2020/ [cited 9th November 2020]. Available from: https://www.aimatmelanoma.org/melanoma-101/understanding-melanoma/melanoma-risk-factors/

NHS. Melanoma skin cancer [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2nd November 2020]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/melanoma-skin-cancer/

Marsden JR, Newton-Bishop JA, Burrows L, Cook M, Corrie PG, Cox NH. Revised guidelines for the management of cutaneous melanoma 2010. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Sep;63(9): 1401-19.

Richards A, Dafydd H. Key notes in plastic surgery. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell; 2014.

Weinzweig J. Plastic surgery secrets plus. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Elselvier; 2010. 

Keung et al. Key Changes in the AJCC Eighth Edition Melanoma Staging System. The Melanoma Letter. The skin cancer foundation. Vol 36 (1). 2018.

Other skin cancers

Evans, A., 2008. Spitz tumours. Diagnostic Histopathology, 14(1), pp.28-37.

Richards., Adrian., MacLeod., Thomas., Dafydd. and Hywel., 2015. Key Notes On Plastic Surgery. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Sharma, S., Meligonis, G. and Todd, P., 2018. Uncommon skin cancer: pleomorphic dermal sarcoma. BMJ Case Reports, pp.bcr-2018-224483.

Premalignant lesions

WEINSTOCK MA, SOBER AJ. The risk of progression of lentigo maligna to lentigo maligna melanoma. Br J Dermatol [Internet]. 1987 Mar 1 [cited 2020 Oct 28];116(3):303–10. Available from: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb05843.x

Richards AM, Dafydd H. Key notes on plastic surgery.

Benign skin lesions

Burge S, Wallis D, Matin R. Oxford handbook of medical dermatology. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2016. Pg 160-161,342-345.

Griffiths C, Barker J, Bleiker T, Chalmers R, Creamer D. Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 4 Volume Set. 9th ed. Wiley Blackwell. Part 3 Chapter 25, Part 12 Chapter  33,132, 137

Goldstain B, Goldstain A. Overview of benign lesions of the skin [Internet]. Uptodate.com. 2020 [cited 2 November 2020]. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com

Trost J, Applebaum D, Orengo I. Common Adult Skin and Soft Tissue Lesions. Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 2016;30(03):098-107.

Hydradenitis suppurativa

Adalimumab for treating moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa [Internet]. Nice.org.uk. 2020 [cited 19 October 2020]. Available from: www.nice.org.uk

Cassarino D. Hidradenitis suppurativa - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment BMJ Best Practice [Internet].  BMJ Best Practice. 2020 [cited 19 October 2020]. Available from: bestpractice.bmj.com

Griffiths C, Barker J, Bleiker T, Chalmers R, Creamer D. Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 4 Volume Set. 9th ed. Wiley Blackwell. Part 13- Chapter 154

Hidradenitis Suppurativa [Internet]. British Association of Dermatologists. 2004 [cited 19 October 2020]. Available from: www.bad.org.uk

Ingram J. Hidradenitis Suppurativa [Internet]. UptoDate. 2020 [cited 19 October 2020]. Available from: www.uptodate.com

Menderes A, Sunay O, Vayvada H, Yilmaz M. Surgical Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 2010;pg 240-247.

 Ngan V, Oakley A. Hidradenitis suppurativa DermNet NZ [Internet]. Dermnetnz.org. 2015 [cited 19 October 2020]. Available from:dermnetnz.org

Acne Hyperhidrosis

Acne Types - acne support [Internet]. Acne Support. 2018 [cited 13 October 2020]. Available from: http://www.acnesupport.org.uk/acne-types/

Cunliffe T. Acne: acne vulgaris [Internet]. Pcds.org.uk. 2011 [cited 13 October 2020]. Available from: http://www.pcds.org.uk/clinical-guidance/acne-vulgaris

Dellavalle R, Shangraw S. BMJ Best Practice- Acne Vulgaris [Internet]. Bestpractice.bmj.com. 2020 [cited 13 October 2020]. Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/

Oakley A, Ngan V, Morrison C. Acne vulgaris DermNet NZ [Internet]. Dermnetnz.org. 2014 [cited 13 October 2020]. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/acne-vulgaris/
Scenario: Primary care management Management Acne vulgaris CKS NICE [Internet]. Cks.nice.org.uk. 2020 [cited 13 October 2020]. Available from: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/acne-vulgaris/management/primary-care-management/
Baumgartner F. Hyperhidrosis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment BMJ Best Practice [Internet]. 2020 [cited 20 October 2020]. Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com

Griffiths C, Barker J, Bleiker T, Chalmers R, Creamer D. Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 4 Volume Set. 9th ed. Wiley Blackwell.

Hornberger J, Grimes K, Naumann M, Anna Glaser D, Lowe N, Naver H et al. Recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of primary focal hyperhidrosis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2004;51(2):274-286.

Hyperhidrosis [Internet]. British Association of Dermatologists. 2006 [cited 19 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.bad.org.uk

Karpinski R. How is the Skoog procedure for axillary hyperhidrosis performed? [Internet]. Medscape. 2019 [cited 5 November 2020]. Available from: https://www.medscape.com

Oakley A. Hyperhidrosis DermNet NZ [Internet]. Dermnetnz.org. 2015 [cited 20 October 2020]. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/hyperhidrosis/

Smith C, Prasier D. Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis [Internet]. Uptodate.com. 2020 [cited 20 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com

SOLISH N, BENOHANIAN A, KOWALSKI J. Prospective Open-Label Study of Botulinum Toxin Type A in Patients with Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Dermatologic Surgery. 2005;31(4):405-413.

Sun safety

Burge S, Wallis D, Matin R. Oxford handbook of medical dermatology. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2016.

Chien A, Jacobe H. UV Radiation - The Skin Cancer Foundation [Internet]. The Skin Cancer Foundation. 2019 [cited 25 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.skincancer.org

Pazirandeh S, Burns D. Overview of vitamin D [Internet]. UptoDate. 2014 [cited 25 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.uptodate.com

Sunscreen Fact Sheet [Internet]. British Association of Dermatologists. 2013 [cited 25 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.bad.org.uk

Sunscreen and sun safety [Internet]. NHS UK. 2019 [cited 25 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/

Ways to enjoy the sun safely [Internet]. Cancer Research UK. 2019 [cited 24 October 2020]. Available from: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org

Yi Zhen Chiang N, Verbov J. Dermatology - A Handbook for Medical Students and Junior Doctors [Internet]. Bad.org.uk. 2020 [cited 5 November 2020]. Available from: https://www.bad.org.uk

Local flaps

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Consenting for skin surgery

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Elective

Breast history and examination

Daly, C. and Puckett, Y., 2020. Approach New Breast Mass. StatPearls [Internet].

Mallucci P, Branford OA. Population analysis of the perfect breast: A morphometric analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 

Flap assessment

Chen K-T, Mardini S, Chuang DC-C, Lin C-H, Cheng M-H, Lin Y-T, et al. Timing of presentation of the first signs of vascular compromise dictates the salvage outcome of free flap transfers. Plast Reconstr Surg. Plast Reconstr Surg; 2007;120:187–95. 

Wax MK. The role of the implantable Doppler probe in free flap surgery. Laryngoscope. Laryngoscope; 2014;124 Suppl 1:S1-12. 

Salgado CJ, Moran SL, Mardini S. Flap monitoring and patient management. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009;124:295–302. 

Mastopexy

Chung KC, editor. Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery, 8th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. Chapter 55: Mastopexy

Regnault P. Breast ptosis. Definition and treatment. Clin Plast Surg. 1976;3:193–203. 

Nahabedian MY. Breast Deformities and Mastopexy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011;127:91e-102e. 

Karp NS. Mastopexy and Mastopexy Augmentation. In: Thorne CH, editor. Grabb Smith’s Plast Surg 6th Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007. page 585–8. 

Wong C, Vucovich M, Rohrich R. Mastopexy and reduction mammoplasty pedicles and skin resection patterns. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014;

A Step by Step Approach to Successful Cosmetic Breast Reduction - Guridi, Rodrigo MD; Rodriguez, José Ramón – PRS Global Open April 2019

Qureshi AA, Myckatyn TM, Tenenbaum MM. Mastopexy and mastopexy-augmentation. Aesthet Surg J. 2018;38(4):374-384.

Abdominoplasty

Chung KC, editor. Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery, 8th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. Chapter 64: Liposuction, Abdominoplasty, and Belt Lipectomy

Regan JP, Casaubon JT. Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) [Updated 2020 Jul 31]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK431058/

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Dupuytren’s disease

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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Liposuction

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Skills

Ring block

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Wrist block

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Seroma drainage

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Radioisotope injection

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