Anesthesia and Critical Care

General Surgery

General surgery is actually a surgical specialty. The concepts of general surgery are anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock and resuscitation, medical care and neoplastic. General surgery includes diagnosis, surgical, operative and postoperative management and its complications. Laparoscopic techniques are also included in general surgery. A general surgeon is trained to manage a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting any area of the body and such hospital surgeon is the key to advancement in surgical technology.