Schwartz's Manual of Surgery has become the resource of choice for both practicing physicians, residents, and even surgical clerkship students who are interested in a comprehensive, yet concise on-the-job manual detailing the most current practices and trends.This edition reflects the most extensive revisions ever with a greater focus on surgical techniques and a superb array of new visuals including more tables, charts, highlighted topics, radiologic images, and surgical procedures throughoutNew to this edition: staging tables for cancer, anesthesia guidance, pre-and-postoperative management of the surgical patient, and much moreTable of contentsSchwartz's Principles of Surgery Self-Assessment and Board Review PART I: Basic Considerations 1The Systemic Response to Injury 2Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient 3Hemostasis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion 4Shock 5Surgical Infections6Trauma 7Burns 8Wound Care and Wound Healing 9Oncology 10Immunology of Transplantation 11Surgical Complications 12Physiologic Monitoring and Anesthesia of the Surgical Patient 13Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery 14Genomics, Proteomics, and Molecular Therapies Part II: Specific Considerations 15Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 16Breast 17Disorders of the Head and Neck18Chest Wall, Pleura, Lung and Mediastinum 19Congenital Heart Disease 20Acquired Heart Disease 21Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection 22Arterial Disease 23Venous and Lymphatic Disease 24Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia 25Stomach 26Morbid Obesity 27Small Intestine 28Colon, Rectum, and Anus 29Appendix 30Liver 31Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System 32Pancreas 33Spleen 34Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum 35Sarcomas 36Inguinal Hernias 37Thyroid and Parathyroid and Adrenal 38Pediatric Surgery 39Urology 40Gynecology 41Neurosurgery 42Orthopedics 43Surgery of the Hand 44Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 45Geriatrics 46Ethical Issues in SurgeryBiographical noteF. Charles Brunicardi, MD - Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine Dana K. Anderson, MD - Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical School Timothy R. Billiar, MD - Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine David L. Dunn, MD, PhD - University of Minnesota Medical School John G. Hunter, MD, FACS - Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
