Overview

Clinical Surgery: A Practical Guide is a handbook for all trainees in surgery, providing an invaluable and expert guide to all aspects of clinical surgery that the trainee will encounter during their day to day work. General chapters on clinical examination, pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative care are accompanied by expert guidance on how to deal with specific surgical problems, such as respiratory failure, wound healing, MRSA infection, tropical surgery and acute ischaemia. Further chapters provide invaluable information on topics including nutrition, anaesthsia, sutures and surgical incisions. The special problems associated with the surgical management of elderly patients are discussed, and the reader is introduced to the principles of surgical oncology and laparoscopic surgery. With its concise and easy-to read layout, Clinical Surgery: A Practical Guide is written by a team of expert surgeons, some of whom are also examiners for the Royal College of Surgeons. It is an invaluable on-the-job guide for Foundation level doctors on surgical rotation, as well as for those studying for the MRCS, FRCS and equivalent examinations.

Full Product Details

Author:   Qassim Baker ,  Munther Aldoori
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9780340940846

ISBN 10:   0340940840
Pages:   453
Publication Date:   31 July 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preoperative care. Perioperative care. Postoperative care. Cardiovascular monitoring. Shock, blood transfusion and coagulation. Management of acute kidney injury in surgical patients. Respiratory failure and acid-base balance. Wound healing and the metabolic response to surgery. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis. Management of intestinal fistulae and enteral and parenteral nutrition. Management of surgical jaundice. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Management of severely injured patients. Management of abdominal trauma. Management of acute abdomen. Chronic critical limb ischaemia and the diabetic foot. Laparoscopic surgery. Management of surgery in obese patients. Management of surgery in elderly patients. Day surgery. Antimicrobial prophylaxis, meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile-associated infection. Viral hepatitis and HIV infection in surgical practice. Medical therapy for surgical patients. Principles of surgical oncology. Sutures, surgical incisions and surgical anastomoses. Principles of anaesthesia. Surgical considerations in hydatid disease. Surgical considerations in schistosomiasis and filariasis. Surgical considerations in tuberculosis. Surgical considerations in typhoid.

Reviews

Although one may think from the title that this should be an operating manual for surgical trainees, a quick look inside this 434 page book confirms that it is actually a guide to key aspects of surgical patient management. Furthermore, it is surprisingly easy to read and chock full of important and useful facts. Each chapter has a number of key points which are boxed and is followed by a summary, self test questions and references including suggestions for further reading. -- UNIVADIS 20100201 4 stars ... a valued addition to the subject ... well researched ... excellent bibliographies throughout ... concise and up to date ... a well-written text suited for all peri-MRCS trainees and I highly recommend it. -- Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons 20100901 a very useful handbook-sized guide to the breadth of surgery-in-general ... well-structured throughout, with good use of tables, illustrations and summaries -- Association of Surgeons in Training Yearbook 2009-2010 20100901

Although one may think from the title that this should be an operating manual for surgical trainees, a quick look inside this 434 page book confirms that it is actually a guide to key aspects of surgical patient management. Furthermore, it is surprisingly easy to read and chock full of important and useful facts. Each chapter has a number of key points which are boxed and is followed by a summary, self test questions and references including suggestions for further reading. -UNIVADIS 4 stars ... a valued addition to the subject ... well researched ... excellent bibliographies throughout ... concise and up to date ... a well-written text suited for all peri-MRCS trainees and I highly recommend it. -Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons a very useful handbook-sized guide to the breadth of surgery-in-general ... well-structured throughout, with good use of tables, illustrations and summaries -Association of Surgeons in Training Yearbook, 2009-2010

Although one may think from the title that this should be an operating manual for surgical trainees, a quick look inside this 434 page book confirms that it is actually a guide to key aspects of surgical patient management. Furthermore, it is surprisingly easy to read and chock full of important and useful facts. Each chapter has a number of key points which are boxed and is followed by a summary, self test questions and references including suggestions for further reading. -- UNIVADIS 20100201

Author Information

Qassim Baker, General and Breast Surgeon, Tameside General Hospital, UK; previously Consultant Surgeon, Baghdad Teaching Hospital and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Baghdad College of Medicine and Examiner in surgery for Iraqi Committee for Medical Specializations Munther Aldoori, Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary; Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Leeds; Examiner for MRCS and FRCS since 1990

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