2015 LWW Medical and Health Professions Education Catalogue

SURGERY

Essentials of General Surgery Fifth Edition Peter F. Lawrence, MD Bergman Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Richard M. Bell, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC Merril T. Dayton, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY James C. Hebert, MD FACS Albert G Mackay and H. Gordon Page Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

April 2012 / Softbound / 10.875 x 8.375 Approx. 270 Illus. / Approx. 177 Tables 978-0-7817-8495-5

Ch. 1: PERIOPERATIVE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL PATIENTS Ch. 2: FLUIDS, ELECTROLYTES, AND ACID- BASE BALANCE Ch. 3: NUTRITION Ch. 4: SURGICAL BLEEDING: BLEEDING DISORDERS, HYPERCOAGULABLE STATES, AND REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN THE SURGICAL PATIENT Ch. 5: SHOCK: CELL METABOLIC FAILURE IN CRITICAL ILLNESS Ch. 6: SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE Ch. 7: WOUNDS AND WOUND HEALING Ch. 8: SURGICAL INFECTIONS Ch. 9: TRAUMA Ch. 10: BURNS Ch. 11: ABDOMINAL WALL, INCLUDING HERNIA Ch. 12: ESOPHAGUS Ch. 13: STOMACH AND DUODENUM Ch. 14: SMALL INTESTINE AND APPENDIX Ch. 15: COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS Ch. 16: BILIARY TRACT Ch. 17: PANCREAS Ch. 18: LIVER Ch. 19: BREAST Ch. 20: SURGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY Ch. 21: SPLEEN AND LYMPH NODES Ch. 22: DISEASES OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM Ch. 23: TRANSPLANTATION Ch. 24: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: MALIGNANT DISEASES OF THE SKIN, THE LYMPHATICS, AND SOFT TISSUE BONUS ONLINE CHAPTERS: Ch. 25: SURGICAL PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES, AND SKILLS Ch. 26: A CUT ABOVE: RISING TO THE PROFESSIONALAND ETHICAL CHALLENGES FACING THE SURGICAL STUDENT

DESCRIPTION For nearly 25 years, medical students and faculty alike have chosen Essentials of General Surgery and its companion textbook, Essentials of Surgical Specialties , for authoritative coverage of surgical information that every physician in training should know. The Fifth Edition incorporates current research from the field; new sample questions, answers, and rationales; and new tables and algorithms. A new art program presents concepts and images—including an Appendix with 50 burn images—in full color for optimal learning and retention. FEATURES f f Updated 4-color art program with 50+ new figures to support visual learning f f More tables, algorithms, and charts to help increase self- assessment f f Companion website with resources for students and faculty f f Format adhering to ASE guidelines and also placing a greater emphasis on patient management f f New 4-color appendix of burn photos

MEDICINE

f f eBook f f Chapter outlines f f Image bank f f Bonus chapters (Ethics, Surgical Procedures) f f Glossary f f Interactive question bank ANCILLARIES

Wolters Kluwer

85