Essential Surgery
Problems, Diagnosis and Management
2nd Edition
Published in November 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
756 pages
978-0-443-04805-0 (ISBN)
Description
This revised edition contains a new chapter on cardiothoracic surgery, a section on principles of neurosurgery and expanded sections on terminal care, surgical nutrition and gynaecological disorders. There are also full updates on topical issues such as minimally invasive surgical techniques. This text is aimed towards clinical students as well as junior doctors and trainee surgeons. The authors explain the pathophsyiological basis of surgical diseases and their management. There is coverage of the principles of how surgical disorders evolve and the effects of different forms of intervention at different stages. The text contains outlines of common surgical operations in order to help the reader to: explain operations to patients; participate intelligently in the operating department; and to understand prevention of complications. The book includes coverage of epidemiology, disease prevention and the provision of health care - relating the community aspects of surgical medicine to these areas.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
596 illus
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1615 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04805-0 (9780443048050)
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H.George Burkitt | Clive R. G. Quick | Dennis T. Gatt
Essential Surgery
Problems, Diagnosis and Management
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Content
PART I BASIC SURGICAL PRINCIPLES Pathophysiological Processes of Surgical Importance. Introduction to Investigative Procedures. Principles of Operative Surgery. Principles of Cancer Management PART II PRINCIPLES of ACCIDENT SURGERY Accidents, Head Injuries and Burns PART III SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS and MANAGEMENT Non Acute Adbominal Pain and Other Abdominal Symptoms. The Acute Abdomen and Acute Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage. Gallstone Disease and Related Disorders. Peptic Ulceration and Related Disorders. Disorders of the Oesophagus. Tumours of the Stomach and Small Intestine. Tumours of the Pancreas and Hepatobiliary System. Pancreatitis. Appendicitis. Colorectal Carcinoma and Polyps. Chronic Inflammatory Disorders of the Bowel. Disorders of Large Bowel Dynamics. Anal and Perianal Disorders. Disorders of the Groin and Male Genitalia. Symptoms, Signs and Investigation of Urinary Tract Disorders. Disorders of the Prostate. Tumours of the Kidney and Urinary Tract. Stone Disease of the Urinary Tract. Urinary Tract Infections. Congenital Disorders and Diseases Secondarily Involving the Urinary Tract. Vascular Disorders. Cardiothoracic Surgery. Disorders of the Breast. Disorders of the Skin. Disorders of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. Paediatric Surgery PART IV MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS of SURGICAL IN-PATIENTS Medical Problems in Surgical Patients. Complications of Surgery and Trauma and Their Prevention. Preoperative Assessment and Preparation. Postoperative Management Problems. Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base and Nutritional Management Index