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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank the Almighty for all the things he has bestowed upon me. I thank each and every person involved in making this manuscript from inception to publication.
I am most pleased to acknowledge Prof. Dr. P. Ramakrishnan M.D.
D.L.O., Dean, Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital for allowing me to conduct this study in the Department of General Surgery, Government Royapettah Hospital & Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.
I would like to thank my mentor and guide Dr. R. A. Pandyaraj M.S, FRCS, Professor of General Surgery, Government Royapettah Hospital, Government Kilpauk Medical College for his constant encouragement and guidance during the tenure of my course.
I also acknowledge the invaluable advice and counseling from
Dr. Nirmala Ponnambalam M.S, MCh, Professor and the Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Royapettah Hospital, Government Kilpauk Medical College.
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I am extremely grateful to Dr.P.N.Shanmugasundaram M.S,
Professor and Head, Department of General Surgery, Government Kilpauk Medical College for his encouragement and permission in granting unrestricted access to utilising the resources of the Department.
I must also acknowledge my Assistant Professors Dr. Maniselvi, Dr. Savitha and Dr. Sridevi for helping me complete this study. I thank
Dr. Karthikeyan M.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, for helping me out with the statistical details.
I thank my colleague, Dr. Divya Devi and my junior post graduates, Dr. Maharajan and Dr. Veerappan for their immense support and without whose help it would not have been possible to complete this manuscript.
At this point, I would like to thank the entire department of General Surgery comprising of both the medical and para medical staff starting from staff nurses, theatre assistants and nursing assistants.
The most important part of any medical research is patients. I owe a great deal of gratitude to each and every one of them.
Finally, I would like to thank my father, mother, my brothers and my friends for their unconditional love and support in my journey towards becoming a surgeon.
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