Principles and Practice of Surgery

The metabolic response to operation and injury; principles of fluid and electrolyte balance in surgical patients; shock; blood transfusion; nutritional support in surgical patients; investigation of surgical patients; preoperative assessment and preparation; anaesthesia and the operation; postoperative care and complications; special problems in surgical care; infections and antibiotics; wounds and wound healing; burns; multiple injury; transplantation; principles of surgery for cancer; the breast; skin and connective tissue disorders; the chest and mediastimun; cardiac disease; peripheral vascular disease; the lymphatic system; endocrine disorders; head, neck and salivary glands; mouth, nose throat and ear; the oesophagus; the abdominal wall and hernia; the peritoneum; the acute abdomen; gastroduodenal disorders; the small and large intestine; the appendix; intestinal obstruction; anorectal conditions; the liver and biliary tract; the pancreas; the spleen; urological surgery; neurosurgery; practical procedures; medico-legal problems.