Both children and adults are susceptible to various disease. These disease can affect any part of the body, right from head to toe. The treatment options for such conditions often vary. While some require simple medication forms and therapies, others are best addressed through surgical procedures.
General Surgery is thus a diagnostic and treatment alternative for a wide range diseases. It mainly focuses on preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of the patient's overall health. Furthermore, it's concerned with trauma, surgical oncology, and critical care.
What is General Surgery?
General surgery is a branch of surgery that covers all aspects of surgical procedures and treatment. It has a central core of knowledge and understanding of human anatomy, metabolism, nutrition, physiology, immunology, pathology, intesive care, wounds, neoplasia. and trauma.