Chapter I. Organization of the surgical department and operating unit ............... 4
Chapter II. Aseptics ............................................................................................ 11
Chapter III. Antiseptics ...................................................................................... 26
Chapter IV. General questions of anesthesiology ............................................... 37
Chapter V. Bleeding and methods of their stop blood transfusion ...................... 58
Chapter VI. Surgery procedure ........................................................................... 85
Chapter VII. Wounds ......................................................................................... 94
Chapter VIII. Surgery of trauma ...................................................................... 103
Chapter IX. Basics of purulent-septic surgery .................................................. 107
Chapter X. Sepsis ............................................................................................. 117
The textbook gives an overview of issues related to general surgery and includes compulsory sections devoted to asepsis, antiseptics, surgical infection, transfusiology, anesthesiology, oncology, the arrangement of surgical service, patient care. It is intended for medical students learning fundamental subjects in English and embarking on a study of general surgery. The tutorial is strongly oriented towards the formation of a set of general professional competences in the process of students training for their future professional activities.