- A comprehensive account of surgery - students only need to buy one text
- Covers general issues such as wound healing and pain control in the first section. By grouping these issues into one section at the beginning, students are immediately given an overview of what makes surgery different
- A regional approach is adopted for the largest section - section 2 - this reflects the way in which surgeons talk about surgery to each other
- The third section covers surgical specialities - paediatrics, endocrinology, urology - and also includes specialities such as ophthalmology, ENT and orthopaedics. These are often omitted from competing books to save space
- The logical arrangement of the three sections makes the book easy to use and refer to in clinical practice
- The arrangement of contents is straightforward and easily understood
- Text boxes are used throughout to highlight and isolate important information
- Includes over 350 four-colour images and line drawings original to this book and greatly praised by students
- Also includes over 100 black and white and approximately 50 full-colour clinical photographs, X-rays and scans
- Designed to complement Kumar and Clark's highly successful Clinical Medicine textbook so that students can have 'matching' texts in these complementary areas
- Written by an expert team of contributors
- Access to the complete text and illustrations of this book.
- Integration links to bonus content in other Elsevier online titles.
- Content clipping for your handheld.
- An interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources.
- The more Elsevier titles you buy, the more resources you can access online!
Your purchase of this book entitles you to online access to the text at no extra charge. This innovative web site offers you...
| ISBN | 9780702030703 |
|---|---|
| Author Information | Edited by Michael M. Henry, MB, FRCS, Formerly Consultant Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster and Royal Marsden Hospitals, London, UK; Formerly Honorary Consultant Surgeon, National Hospital for Neurology and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London, UK and Jeremy N. Thompson, MA, MB, MChir, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK |
| Table of Content | SECTION 1 - GENERAL ISSUES 1. Surgery -- what it is and what a surgeon does 2. Legal and ethical issues, and organisation of surgical services 3. Accident and emergency 4. Investigation of the surgical patient 5. The operation 6. Anaesthesia and pain control 7. Perioperative management and postoperative complications 8. Wound healing and management 9. Surgical infection 10. The seriously ill and injured patient 11. Practical procedures 12. Principles of surgical oncology 13. Organ transplantation SECTION 2 - REGIONAL SURGERY 14. The neck and upper aerodigestive tract 15. Ear and nose 16. Chest and lungs 17. Cardiac surgery 18. Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 19. Liver and biliary tree 20. The spleen 21. The pancreas 22. Acute abdominal conditions 23. Small-bowel disease and intestinal obstruction 24. Large bowel, including appendix 25. Anal and related disorders 26. Hernia 27. Breast disease 28. Arterial surgery 29. Venous and lymphatic disorders SECTION 3 - SURGICAL SPECIALTIES 30. Neurosurgery 31. Surgery of the endocrine glands 32. Urology 33. Principles of orthopaedics 34. Principles of management of fractures, joint injuries and peripheral nerve injuries 35. Principles of paediatric surgery 36. Ophthalmology in clinical surgery 37. Principles of plastic surgery 38. Skin disorders 39. Surgery in the tropics Index |
| Publication Date | 19-04-2012 |
| Pages | 762 |
| Trim | 276x219 |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
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