Approach to the surgical patient; pre-operative care; post-operative care; postoperative complications; special medical problems in surgical patients; legal medicine for the surgeon; wound healing; inflammation, infection and antibiotics; fluid and electrolyte management; surgical metabolism and nutrition; anaesthesia; shock and acute pulmonary failure in surgical patients; management of the injured patient; burns and other thermal injuries; thyroid and parathyroid; breast; thoracic wall, pleura, mediastinum and lung; the heart - acquired diseases, congenital diseases; oesophagus and diaphragm; acute abdomen; peritoneal cavity; stomach and duodenum; liver; portal hypertension; biliary tract; pancreas; spleen; appendix; small intestine; large intestine; anorectum; hernias and other lesions of the abdominal wall; adrenals; arteries; amputation; veins and lymphatics; neurosurgery of the pituitary; otolaryngology; ophthalmology; urology; gynaecology; orthopaedics; plastic and reconstructive surgery; hand surgery; paediatric surgery; oncology and cancer chemotherapy; organ transplantation.
