Plastic / Ortho Surgeons

M decins Sans Fronti res

In order to ensure the continuity of the humanitarian response put in place, provide surgical and post-operative care to adults, youth and children injured in the clashes or bombings in recent weeks or days.

Main responsibilities

The surgeon performs urgent surgical procedures and post-operative surgical care.

1) Surgery:

• Performing urgent surgeries
• Coordination of surgical activities and responsibility for the quality of interventions
• Proper maintenance of the operative report
• Responsible for informing the patient about the proposed surgical procedure and his or her consent and confidentiality.
• Close collaboration with all operating room staff and interaction with doctors and nurses in the emergency, intensive care and surgical departments and support of the team of national surgeons.

2) Postoperative follow-up of patients:

• Visits and follow-up visits in the surgery and intensive care department in collaboration with the anaesthetist and the unit managers
• Post-operative prescriptions relating to his specialty in compliance with the MSF protocols of which he is the guarantor (antibiotic therapy, dressing protocol)
• Compliance by himself and his employees with the hygiene rules concerning the protection of patients and staff.
• Rational use of medicines.

In all areas of his activity, the surgeon ensures that medical confidentiality is respected. they exercise vigilance and inform their manager in the event of a medical error.