Essentials of Surgery
Published on 18. March 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
798 pages
978-0-7216-5019-7 (ISBN)
Description
Each chapter in this concise 2nd Edition thoroughly updates the original text and describes the major conditions encountered in general surgery. Specifically designed for the student in surgery or other short introductory surgery courses, this edition offers the "essentials" of surgical disorders, with emphasis on both the basic and the clinical features of the diseases. ALL medical students can use its expert information, which goes beyond general surgery to include material on cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, otolaryngology, and urology.
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Edition
Abridged 2 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
506 ills
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
1530 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-5019-7 (9780721650197)
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Content
Historical Aspects of the Origin and Development of Modern Scientific Surgery. Homeostasis: Bodily Changes in Trauma and Surgery. Shock: Causes and Management of Circulatory Collapse. Management of Fluid and Electrolytes. Principles of Preoperative Preparation of the Surgical Patient. Blood Transfusions and Disorders of Surgical Bleeding. Nutrition in Surgical Patients. Surgical Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus. Anesthesia. Wound Healing: The Biological and Clinical Essentials. Burns. Principles of Operative Surgery. Surgical Infections and Antibiotics. Surgical Aspects of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Trauma. Surgical Complications. Acute Renal Failure in Surgical Patients. Transplantation. Neoplastic Disease. The Breast. Surgical Disorders of the Thyroid. The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias. The Parathyroid Glands. The Pituitary and Adrenal Glands. The Esophagus. The Acute Abdomen. The Stomach and Duodenum. The Small Intestine. The Surgical Approach to Morbid Obesity. Apprendicitis. The Colon and Rectum. The Liver. The Biliary System. Portal Hypertension. The Pancreas. The Spleen. Hernias. Pediatric Surgery. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. Neurosurgery. Fractures and Dislocations. The Skin. The Urogenital System. Disorders of the Lymphatic System. Venous Disorders. Pulmonary Embolism. The Arterial System. Disorders of the Lungs, Pleura and Chest Wall. The Heart