"Principles and Practice of Surgery" is the surgical companion textbook to the international bestseller "Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine". It is a comprehensive textbook for the surgical student and trainee, guiding the reader through key core surgical topics which are encountered throughout an integrated medical curriculum as well as in subsequent clinical practice. Although sharing the same format and style as "Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine", this text is complete in itself, thus enabling the student to appreciate both the medical and surgical implications of diseases encountered in surgical wards.
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Section 1 Principles of surgical care * The metabolic response to injury* Principles of fluid and electrolyte balance in surgical patients* Shock* Transfusion of blood and blood products* Nutritional support in surgical patients* Infections and antibiotics* Ethical and legal principles in surgical practice* Principles of the surgical management of cancer* Trauma and multiple injury Section 2 The operation * Pre-operative assessment and anaesthesia* Practical procedures and patient investigation* Post-operative care and complications* Day case surgery Section 3 Upper gastrointestinal Surgery * The abdominal wall and hernia* The acute abdomen* The oesophagus* Gastroduodenal disorders* The liver and biliary tract* The pancreas and spleen Section 4 Lower gastrointestinal surgery * The intestine and appendix* Anorectal conditions Section 5 Surgical specialties * Plastic and reconstructive surgery* The breast* Endocrine surgery* Vascular and endovascular surgery* Cardiothoracic surgery* Urological surgery* Neurosurgery* Transplantation* Ear, nose and throat* Orthopaedics
