Showing posts with label Surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surgery. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery 4th Edition

This bestselling Oxford Handbook has been thoroughly revised for the new edition to include brand new chapters on Paediatric Orthopaedics and Common Surgical Procedures, as well as new presentations, illustrations, and new anatomy and emergency indexes to aid quick reference. It is an invaluable tool for junior surgical trainees, medical students, nursing, paramedical, and rehabilitation staff. 

The handbook covers the assessment and preparation of the patient, anaesthesia and critical care, inflammation, wound healing and infection, and the key components of general surgical practice, as well as chapters on other surgical specialties, including plastic, paediatric, and orthopaedic surgery. There are step-by-step descriptions of common operative surgical techniques, practical hints and procedures, and information on signs, symptoms and rarities. Emergency presentations are clearly identified for rapid reference and investigations and management plans are set out in a clear and easy-to-follow way. Surgically relevant anatomy and physiology has been expanded for each area, quick reference symbols ensure the reader is guided to key facts, and there is an increased focus on evidence-based practice with key references throughout. 

A cut above the rest, this is the essential guide to clinical surgery and the surgical specialities.

Resident Readiness General Surgery | EPUB | 2013

Resident Readiness: General Surgery prepares you for success during your surgical internship. Inside is a full range of scenarios you may experience during your residency, sup
ported by comprehension questions with detailed answer explanations and tips to help you remember. You will also learn the clinical problem-solving process so you can think quickly on your feet, especially when time is critical. With the book's step-by-step guidance, you will gain the confidence you need to perform at your best on Day One of your residency.
BEYOND TREATING YOUR PATIENT, RESIDENT READINESS PREPARES YOU TO
  • Handle inpatient problems on the floor
  • Manage patients in the ED, including trauma
  • Follow up with patients in the outpatient clinics post-surgery
  • Triage multiple simultaneous admissions and/or consults

CURRENT Reconstructive Surgery

Full-color, step-by-step guidance on reconstructive procedures
Authored by top experts in the field, Current Reconstructive Surgery is a comprehensive resource that prepares you for the most challenging cases, while giving you a solid grasp of the fundamentals. The content of the book—logically organized by anatomic region—is supported by more than 1,300 state-of-the-art illustrations and photographs, nearly all of which are in full color.
Current Reconstructive Surgery begins with a valuable review of the principles of wound healing and wound repair. Its subsequent chapters meticulously examine pertinent reconstructive topics and present the latest surgical protocols for all injuries and disabilities, from burn reconstruction and skull base surgery to the management of hand infections. Current Reconstructive Surgery delivers insights derived from the authors’ vast experience as practitioners, combined with data from new and landmark studies. This one-of-a-kind guide has everything you need to confidently perform both common and uncommon reconstructive procedures—so you can improve function and approximate a normal appearance for your patients.
Each chapter covers:
  • Patient evaluation and selection: Proven diagnostic strategies that elucidate the nature of the disorder, including onset and duration
  • Patient preparation: Details the preoperative plan, including anesthesia considerations, grafts or flaps used in reconstruction, and patient positioning
  • Techniques: Evidence-based surgical approaches for each type of surgery
  • Incisive coverage of postoperative management: Important steps that physicians and patients must take to promote healing and restore function
  • Overview of complications: Such as infection, fistulae, the risk of secondary procedures due to unsatisfactory results, and post-surgical psychological problems related to the patient’s self-image

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery is the first major new comprehensive text and reference on surgical techniques in orthopaedics. Written by over 800 experts from leading institutions around the world, this superbly illustrated four-volume reference focuses on mastery of operative techniques and also provides a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect.
The user-friendly format is ideal for quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure. Each procedure is broken down step by step, with full-color intraoperative photographs and drawings that demonstrate how to perform each technique. Extensive use of bulleted points and tables allows quick and easy reference.
Each clinical problem is discussed in the same format: definition, anatomy, physical exams, pathogenesis, natural history, physical findings, imaging and diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis, non-operative management, surgical management, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications. The text is broken into the following sections: Adult Reconstruction; Foot and Ankle; Hand, Wrist, and Forearm; Oncology; Pediatrics; Pelvis and Lower Extremity Trauma; Shoulder and Elbow; Sports Medicine; and Spine. To ensure that the material fully meets residents' needs, the text was reviewed by a Residency Advisory Board.
The 4 volume set comes with a companion website featuring the fully searchable contents and an image bank.

Laryngology : Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Series

Laryngology is a compact yet comprehensive resource on the management of
disorders of voice, airway, and swallowing. It discusses the latest techniques in laryngeal documentation, key principles in management of laryngeal disorders, outcome measures and quality-of-life assessment, and evolving technologies in laryngology. This book will be an invaluable reference text for residents, fellows, allied health professionals such as speech pathologists, speech and language therapists, general otolaryngologists, and the dedicated laryngologist.
Highlights of this volume:
  • Historical aspects to new frontiers in laryngologyall in one volume
  • Applied anatomy and physiology of the larynx
  • Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls supplement the readers understanding of the subject
  • More than 275 high-quality illustrations complementing the descriptions
  • Clinical, practical, and evidence-based management of a broad spectrum of laryngeal disorders

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2nd Edition

Operative Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition is a comprehensive, well-illustrated text that delivers
expert coverage of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric surgical disease. This detailed single-volume resource is enhanced by numerous drawings, radiographs, and photographs that illustrate the authors’ preferred operative techniques. Wherever appropriate, diagnostic and care guidelines are also included.
Operative Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition is divided into 11 sections that include a total of 100 chapters. The book opens with an informative General Principles section that provides important background information on topics such as the history of pediatric surgery, ethical considerations, pediatric surgical critical care, and office-based ambulatory surgery. The rest of the text is organized primarily by organ, enhanced by a timely section on solid organ transplantation.
In this Second Edition, each chapter author has thoroughly updated and refreshed their topic, and in many instances, minimally invasive operative techniques are included with open approaches. There are also exciting new chapters on:
  • Hypospadias
  • Vesicoureteral reflux
  • Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas
  • Gastrointestinal polyps and cancer
  • Adolescent bariatric surgery

Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 12th Edition

THE DEFINITIVE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS FOR GENERAL, COLORECTAL, AND GASTROINTESTINAL SURGEONS--NOW IN FULL COLOR!

With each edition, Maingot's Abdominal Operations has built a legacy of expertise, currency, and clinical rigor acclaimed by surgical trainees and practicing surgeons. Presented in full-color for the first time, the 63 streamlined chapters of the twelfth edition offer a concise, yet complete, survey of the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant digestive diseases. This authoritative resource has everything you need to understand congenital, acquired, and neoplastic disorders--and optimize surgical outcomes for any type of abdominal procedure.
FEATURES
  • Contemporary focus on operative procedures, and new concepts in the diagnosis and management of abdominal disease
  • Convenient organ/procedure presentation provides a seamless review of surgical protocols, as well as pre- and postoperative strategies and techniques
  • Thirteen new "Perspective" chapters feature expert commentary and alternative viewpoints on the most clinically relevant topics
  • Added chapters on gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal trauma, and abdominal vascular emergencies--along with minimally invasive surgery chapters woven throughout the text--present current, ready-to-use insights designed to enhance surgical care and recovery
  • More than 1,250 illustrations (most in full color)

Monday, November 17, 2014

Essential Surgical Practice, 5E | PDF | 2015

Significant changes in surgical training have occurred over the past decade, with the inevitable Essential Surgical Practice: Higher Surgical Training in General Surgery reflects these latest developments with a new structure that accurately mirrors current surgical training. This new edition excludes surgical specialties that are distinct from general surgery, allowing an increased focus on topics of direct relevance to trainees in higher surgical training.
progress towards specialization in the various surgical specialties. The current edition of

Over 31 chapters, the book provides detailed information on those specialties of which the general surgeon is required to have a working knowledge, and highlights core information for revision and quick reference. Topics include:
  • Surgical biology and pathology
  • Surgical craft approaches and technologies
  • Perioperative care
  • Cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal pathophysiology
  • Surgical infections
  • Interventional radiology
  • Trauma and head injuries
  • Disorders of the thyroid and adrenal glands
  • Disorders of the stomach, liver, spleen, colon and pancreas
  • Bariatric surgery

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Fischer's Mastery of Surgery (Vol 1 Set 6E)

Fischer's Mastery of Surgery (Vol 1 Set 6E)

Emphasizing both the science and craft of surgery, Fischer’s Mastery of SurgerySixth Edition,embraces a scope consistent with the broad training of a general surgeon, providing extensive coverage of vascular surgery as well as of common thoracic, breast, esophageal, endocrine, colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, liver, and biliary procedures.   Organized for ease of use, each procedural chapter reviews the essentials of diagnosis, anatomy, and pre-operative planning, but focuses most heavily on step-by-step depictions and descriptions of procedures. Each chapter concludes, as is traditional for this classic text, with an editorial commentary that puts the chapter material in a broad context and provides helpful critiques of the most recent literature.

  • Series: Mastery of Surgery
  • Hardcover: 2688 pages
  • Publisher: LWW; Sixth, In Two Volumes edition (December 20, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1608317404
  • ISBN-13: 978-1608317400