Emergencies in Clinical Surgery

by Callaghan, Chris; Bradley, J. Andrew; Watson, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780199219018
• ISBN10: 019921901X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Due to reduced working hours amongst junior doctors, a quick-reference, practical guide to common emergency surgical problems and trauma is needed more than ever. 'Emergencies in Clinical Surgery' aims to make the life of junior surgeons easier. It is written in an easily accessible, concise style, and is in a pocket-sized format that means that readers are able to refer to it on the ward. The use of icons indicating the degree of urgency for each topic aid in the identification of true emergencies. Algorithms are used extensively throughout the book in order to simplify management decisions.

Author Biography

Mr Christopher Callaghan qualified in medicine from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and did his basic surgical training in Cambridge, UK. After completing his PhD in transplantation immunology at the University of Cambridge he was appointed as a Specialist Registrar in General Surgery in East Anglia and as a Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge. He has interests in transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery.

Table of Contents

Detailed contents
Symbols and abbreviations
Emergency surgery - the basics
Introduction	p. 3
Preparing the patient for surgery	p. 11
Problem-based emergency surgery
Trauma emergencies	p. 41
The acute abdomen	p. 97
Ward emergencies	p. 131
Disease-based emergency surgery
Abdominal wall hernias	p. 173
Oesophagus and stomach	p. 189
Liver and biliary tree	p. 223
Pancreas and spleen	p. 243
Small and large bowel	p. 261
The anus and anal canal	p. 301
Breast and endocrine surgery	p. 315
Vascular surgery	p. 321
Paediatric surgery	p. 355
Urology	p. 371
Orthopaedic surgery	p. 405
Neurosurgery	p. 427
Cardiothoracic surgery	p. 453
Miscellaneous conditions	p. 475
Procedures
Procedures	p. 491
Index	p. 539
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