Abstract:
This concise guide provides an overview of essential topics in general surgery, emphasizing core principles and clinical management. It covers wound healing, surgical infections, shock, and perioperative care. Trauma surgery is explored with a focus on initial assessment and resuscitation. Specific sections address gastrointestinal surgery, vascular surgery, endocrine surgery, and oncological approaches, along with an emphasis on patient safety, ethics, and modern surgical techniques. The book integrates anatomy, pathology, and physiology to provide a holistic understanding of surgical practice.
Description:
xii, multiple pages: illustrations; 25 cm || Includes bibliographical references and index. || Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. || CONTENTS: Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Surgical Strategy -- Fluid and Electrolyte Management -- Pre-operative Assessment -- Post-operative Complications -- Acute Infections -- Shock -- Tumours -- Burns -- The Skin and its Adnexae -- The Chest and Lungs -- The Heart and Thoracic Aorta -- Arterial Disease -- Venous Disorders of the Lower Limb -- The Brain and Meninges -- Head Injury -- The Spine -- Peripheral Nerve Injuries -- The Oral Cavity -- The Salivary Glands -- The Oesophagus -- The Stomach and Duodenum -- Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction -- The Small Intestine -- Acute Appendicitis -- The Colon -- The Rectum and Anal Canal -- Peritonitis -- Paralytic Ileus -- Hernia -- The Liver -- The Gallbladder and Bile Ducts -- The Pancreas -- The Spleen -- The Lymph Nodes and Lymphatics -- The Breast -- The Neck -- The Thyroid -- The Parathyroids -- The Thymus -- The Suprarenal Glands -- The Kidney and Ureter -- The Bladder -- The Prostate -- The Male Urethra -- The Penis -- The Testis and Scrotum -- Transplantation Surgery -- Index.
