General introduction copie 1

This section addresses the fundamental concepts of surgery and its indications. It examines the risks involved in surgical procedures, including hazardous reflexes during patient handling, pain, hemorrhage, septic complications, and challenges in tissue healing. Additionally, it outlines preventive methods for each of these risks, such as restraint, general anesthesia, aseptic and antiseptic techniques, hemostasis, and suturing. Lastly, the chapter concludes with an overview of the surgical program for the general surgery module in the fourth year.