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Essential Practice of Surgery

Basic Science and Clinical Evidence

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Authors:
  1. Michelle Li
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  2. Jeffrey A. Norton

    1. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

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  3. R. Randal Bollinger

    1. Division of General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

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  4. Alfred E. Chang

    1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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  5. Stephen F. Lowry

    1. Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

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  6. Sean J. Mulvihill

    1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, USA

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  7. Harvey I. Pass

    1. Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Harper Hospital, Detroit, USA

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  8. Robert W. Thompson

    1. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA

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Table of contents (57 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Care of the Surgical Patient

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Evidence-Based Surgery

      • Robin S. McLeod
      Pages 3-11

    3. Nutrition

      • Kenneth A. Kudsk, Danny O. Jacobs
      Pages 13-27

    4. Perioperative Fluids and Electrolytes

      • Avery B. Nathens, Ronald V. Maier
      Pages 29-37

    5. Hemostasis and Coagulation

      • Marcel Levi, Tom van der Poll
      Pages 39-49

    6. Transfusion Therapy

      • Richard K. Spence
      Pages 51-59

    7. Diagnosis and Treatment of Infection

      • David L. Dunn
      Pages 61-76

    8. Wounds: Biology, Pathology, and Management

      • H. Peter Lorenz, Michael T. Longaker
      Pages 77-88

    9. Trauma: Priorities, Controversies, and Special Situations

      • Jeffrey Hammond
      Pages 89-94

    10. Shock and Resuscitation

      • Avery B. Nathens, Ronald V. Maier
      Pages 95-103

    11. Critical Care: A System-Oriented Approach

      • J. Perren Cobb
      Pages 105-111

    12. Monitoring Techniques and Complications in Critical Care

      • Mitchell P. Fink
      Pages 113-117

    13. Burns

      • Roger W. Yurt
      Pages 119-126

    14. Perioperative Management

      • Philip S. Barie
      Pages 127-144

  3. Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Peritoneum and Acute Abdomen

      • William P. Schecter
      Pages 147-155

    3. General Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery

      • Edward G. Chekan, Theodore N. Pappas
      Pages 157-166

    4. Esophagus

      • C. Daniel Smith
      Pages 167-184

    5. Stomach and Duodenum

      • Edward H. Livingston
      Pages 185-197
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About this book

A condensed version of the critically acclaimed "Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence," Essential Practice of Surgery provides a state-of-the-art, evidence-based approach to surgery for surgeons, residents and medical students. The book is divided into 8 comprehensive sections, providing the most succinct coverage of critical topics: Care of the Surgical Patient; Gastrointestinal & Abdominal Disease; Endocrine Surgery; Vascular Surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Transplantation; Cancer; and Associated Disciplines. Over 250 illustrations and 340 tables, including 62 evidence-based tables, complement the text.

Reviews of "Surgery":
"...a fresh approach... [the book] emphasizes the basic science underlying the practice of surgery and the evidence supporting clinical decisions. The text is clearly written and the chapters are well-illustrated. There is also a unique feature: several hundred evidence-based tables. These tables allow the reader to reach conclusions on the basis of data."
( New England Journal of Medicine)

"Is it different from the existing textbooks of surgery? Did the authors achieve their principal goal of providing an evidence-based approach to surgical decision making? Would I recommend it to the surgical residents in my program?...the answer to all these questions is yes. The ambitious undertaking of creating an evidence-based textbook of surgery has largely succeeded and I heartily recommend it."
(Journal of the American Medical Association)

Reviews

From the reviews:

"During a period of numerous adventures into the textbook arena, this is different in focus and quality. Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence is reader friendly with excellent illustrations and 200 evidence-based tables. Both new and old topics are effectively covered to avoid redundancy." (Archives of Surgery)

"Essential Practice of Surgery, comprises an edited version of the fifty-seven most critical chapters from the first edition of the textbook. These chapters provide concise, abbreviated formats of the material for quick reference. The level of information contained should be useful for student surgery courses and for board review. … Evidence-based tables are included in many chapters. … Each chapter concludes with a reference list. Recommended for medical students, surgeons and hospital and medical libraries." (Eileen Heaser, E-STREAMS, Vol. 7 (1), January, 2004)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Jeffrey A. Norton

  • Division of General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    R. Randal Bollinger

  • Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Alfred E. Chang

  • Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

    Stephen F. Lowry

  • Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, USA

    Sean J. Mulvihill

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Harper Hospital, Detroit, USA

    Harvey I. Pass

  • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA

    Robert W. Thompson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essential Practice of Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence

  • Authors: Michelle Li, Jeffrey A. Norton, R. Randal Bollinger, Alfred E. Chang, Stephen F. Lowry, Sean J. Mulvihill, Harvey I. Pass, … Robert W. Thompson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b98876

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95510-0Published: 05 March 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-22744-3Published: 11 May 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 761

  • Topics: Surgery, General Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Traumatic Surgery

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