Overview
The four Primary Surgery volumes are manuals written for the non-specialist doctor and medical students. Two other volumes Trauma and Primary Anaesthesia have already been published and a fourth, Primary Mother Care is in preparation. The manuals describe what a doctor can do if s/he cannot refer a patient, both in emergency and for `cold surgery'. Surgery has become fragmented into many specialties, and these manuals select methods of which the generalist can make good use. Although common problems such as Caesarean section, the resection of dead gut, and the release of pus from infected bones are highlighted, it is recognized that rare problems are fairly common, and thus the manuals aim to be comprehensive. The organization and equipment found within an operating theatre is described, and an extensive equipment list is provided. The previous volumes have been well-received, as a reader from Africa testifies: ""With the volume on Trauma (which never leaves the theatre) open, my colleagues and I have done several operations successfully, which we previously knew nothing about. I was especially impressed with the descriptions of how to make burr holes for intracranial bleeding. Following the instructions, a patient who had been unconscious for 10 days woke up after the evacuation of bilateral subdural haematosas.""
Full Product Details
Author: Maurice King (Department of Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, University of Leeds) ,
Peter C. Bewes (Consultant Surgeon, Consultant Surgeon, The Birmingham Accident Hospital) ,
James Cairns (Medical Superintendent/Surgeon, Medical Superintendent/Surgeon, St Francis Hospital, Katete, Zambia) ,
Jim Thornton (Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St James's Hospital, Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St James's Hospital, University of Leeds)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.697kg
ISBN: 9780192616944
ISBN 10: 0192616943
Pages: 658
Publication Date: 14 June 1990
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
... almost certainly the best and most comprehensive text on surgery in developing countries. Africa Health
It is clear, thorough, well cross-referenced and deals with equipment and the organisation of the theatre, as well as with procedures themselves... almost certainly the best and most comprehensive text on surgery in developing countries. Africa Health
`It is clear, thorough, well cross-referenced and deals with equipment and the organisation of the theatre, as well as with procedures themselves... almost certainly the best and most comprehensive text on surgery in developing countries.' Africa Health
