Essentials of General Surgery

by Bell, Richard M.; Dayton, Merril T.

• ISBN13: 9780781750035
• ISBN10: 0781750032
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-12
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Essentials of General Surgery, Fourth Edition is extensively revised with an abundance of new tables and illustrations, to provide the most current and up-to-date information on general surgery. The book covers the most need-to-know information about specific diseases and areas of surgery and meets all the guidelines of the Association of Surgical Educators. Additional features include an atlas of images, multiple-choice questions, and case studies.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Contributors	ix
How to Survive (And Excel!) in a Surgery Clerkship	1	(10)
Debra A. DaRosa
Kimberly D. Anderson
Gary L. Dunnington
Perioperative Management of Surgical Patients	11	(32)
Virginia A. Eddy
Richard M. Bell
Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance	43	(24)
Susan Kaiser
Claudia Corwin
Hilary Sanfey
David Antonenko
Nutrition	67	(24)
Anthony P. Borzotta
Surgical Bleeding and Blood Replacement	91	(12)
Hollis W. Merrick, III
Mary R. Smith
Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr.
Shock	103	(18)
Kenneth W. Burchard
Surgical Critical Care	121	(26)
William Miles
Gamal Mostafa
Wounds and Wound Healing	147	(16)
Glenn E. Talboy, Jr.
Ian Gordon
Surgical Infections	163	(18)
Richard N. Garrison
Donald E. Fry
David A. Spain
Trauma	181	(28)
Matthew O. Dolich
Jeffrey G. Chipman
Burns	209	(16)
Jeffrey R. Saffle
Tina L. Palmieri
Abdominal Wall, Including Hernia	225	(14)
Leigh Neumayer
D. Byron McGregor
Barry Mann
Esophagus	239	(16)
Hiram C. Polk, Jr.
Mary C. Mancini
James A. McCoy
Stomach and Duodenum	255	(50)
John Paige
J. Patrick O'Leary
Small Intestine and Appendix
John D. Mellinger
Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr.
David W. Mercer
John R. Potts, III
Colon, Rectum, and Anus	305	(30)
Merril T. Dayton
Judith L. Trudel
Biliary Tract	335	(18)
Rudy G. Danzinger
Russell Nauta
Jason Park
Pancreas	353	(14)
Kenneth W. Sharp
Steven B. Goldin
Kimberly D. Lomis
Liver	367	(18)
William C. Chapman
John R. Potts, III
Breast	385	(14)
Gary L. Dunnington
Susan Kaiser
Elizabeth Peralta
Lecia Apantaku
Surgical Endocrinology	399	(28)
Nicholas P.W. Coe
Karen R. Borman
Roshni Rao
Richard B. Wait
Spleen	427	(14)
James C. Hebert
Kennith H. Sartorelli
Diseases of the Vascular System	441	(30)
James F. McKinsey
Peter F. Lawrence
Bruce L. Gewertz
Transplantation	471	(20)
Oscar H. Grandas
Hilary Sanfey
Mitchell H. Goldman
Surgical Oncology: Malignant Diseases of the Skin, the Lymphatics, and Soft Tissue	491	(28)
Nicholas P. Lang
Michael Stone
Chris de Gara
James Warneke
Surgical Procedures, Techniques, and Skills	519	(44)
Richard M. Bell
Glossary	563	(14)
Index	577