Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: Expert Consult Premium Edition: Enhanced Online Features

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Nov 21, 2007 - Medical - 2100 pages
This distinguished reference carries on a 70-year legacy as the world's most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable text on the principles and techniques of surgery. Its peerless contributors deliver all the well-rounded, state-of-the-art knowledge you need to richly grasp the pathophysiology and optimal management of every surgical condition-so you can make the best clinical decisions, avoid complications, manage unusual situations, and achieve the best possible outcomes. It is a valuable review tool for certification/recertification preparation, and an indispensable source of guidance on overcoming the challenges that arise in everyday practice. As an Expert Consult title, the thoroughly updated 18th edition comes with access to the complete contents online, fully searchable-enabling you to consult it rapidly from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition, this Premium Edition includes timely clinical updates online, plus links to MEDLINE, downloadable illustrations, bonus journal articles, review questions, and much more.Offers a more distinguished team of contributors and a better blend of clinical and basic-science information than any other source, providing you with the best possible understanding of the clinical issues surrounding every operative situation.
Features a more user-friendly format, a larger and more helpful array of full-color illustrations, and a more versatile and well-constructed web site than other resources-making the answers that you need easier to locate and understand quickly.
Offers an organization and content that parallels the written board American Board of Surgery exam, providing excellent preparation for certification and recertification.Includes access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, PLUS timely updates to reflect new scientific and clinical developments · references linked to MEDLINE · downloadable illustrations · bonus articles from important surgery periodicals (such as Surgical Clinics of North America, the American Journal of Surgery, Operative Techniques in General Surgery, and Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery) · review questions · and other valuable features.
Incorporates an enhanced emphasis on surgical outcomes to mirror the growing importance of this topic.
Delivers comprehensive updates to keep you current with the latest research, techniques, and emerging procedures in the field, as well as completely new chapters on "Surgical Patient Safety" and "Regenerative Medicine."
 

Contents

Importance of Understanding Surgical History
1912
Pathophysiologic Basis of Surgical Diseases
1918
XRays
1924
Internationalization Surgical Societies and Journals
1930
Instructions for online access
1935
Perioperative Management
Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery
Ultrasound for Surgeons
Esophagus
Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Abdominal Wall Umbilicus Peritoneum Mesenteries
Hernias
Acute Abdomen
Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Stomach
The Appendix

Surgical Infections and Choice of Antibiotics
Surgical Complications
Surgery in the Elderly
Morbid Obesity
Anesthesiology Principles Pain Management and Conscious Sedation
Emerging Technology in Surgery Informatics Electronics Robotics
Trauma and Critical Care
Management of Acute Trauma
Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries
Burns
Bites and Stings
Surgical Critical Care
Bedside Surgical Procedures
The Surgeons Role in Unconventional Civilian Disasters
Transplantation and Immunology
Transplantation Immunology and Immunosuppression
Transplantation of Abdominal Organs
Surgical Oncology
Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers
Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies
Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Bone Tumors
Head and Neck
Diseases of the Breast
Breast Reconstruction
Thyroid
The Parathyroid Glands
Endocrine Pancreas
The Adrenal Glands
The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
Colon and Rectum
Surgical Complications of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Biliary System
Exocrine Pancreas
The Spleen
Chest
Chest Wall and Pleura
The Mediastinum
Lung Including Pulmonary Embolism and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Congenital Heart Disease
Acquired Heart Disease Coronary Insufficiency
Acquired Heart Disease Valvular
Vascular
Thoracic Vasculature With Emphasis on the Thoracic Aorta
Cerebrovascular Disease
Aneurysmal Vascular Disease
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Vascular Trauma
Venous Disease
The Lymphatics
Access and Ports
Specialties in General Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Anus
The Liver
Neurosurgery
Plastic Surgery
Hand Surgery
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