Essential surgery : problems, diagnosis, and management /: problems, diagnosis, and management. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clive R.G. Quick, Joanna B. Reed, Simon J.F. Harper, Kourosh Saeb-Parsy ; illustrated by Philip J. Deakin ; foreword by Andrew T. Raftery.
• Authors: Quick, Clive R. G; Reed, Joanna B; Harper, Simon J. F; Saeb-Parsy, Kourosh
• Other Names: Burkitt, H. George
• Contents: Mechanisms of surgical disease and surgery in practice -- Managing physiological change in the surgical patient -- Immunity, inflammation and infection -- Shock and resuscitation -- Imaging and interventional techniques in surgery -- Screening for adult disease -- Preoperative assessment -- Medical problems -- Blood transfusion -- Principles and techniques of operative surgery including neurosurgery and orthopaedics -- Diagnosis and management of common postoperative problems -- Complications of surgery -- Principles of cancer management -- Principles of transplantation surgery -- Major trauma -- Head and maxillofacial injuries -- Soft tissue injuries and burns -- Non-acute abdominal pain and other abdominal symptoms and signs -- The acute abdomen and acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage -- Gallstone diseases and related disorders -- Peptic ulceration and related disorders -- Disorders of the oesophagus -- Tumours of the stomach and small intestine -- Tumours of the pancreas and hepatobiliary system; the spleen -- Pancreatitis -- Appendicitis -- Colorectal polyps and carcinoma -- Chronic inflammatory disorders of the bowel -- Disorders of large bowel motility, structure and perfusion -- Anal and perianal disorders -- Thoracic surgery -- Hernias and other groin problems -- Disorders of the male genitalia -- Symptoms, signs and investigation of urinary tract disorders -- Disorders of the prostate -- Tumours of the kidney and urinary tract -- Stone disease of the urinary tract -- Urinary tract infections -- Congenital disorders and diseases secondarily involving the urinary tract -- Pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnosis of vascular disease affecting the limbs -- Managing lower limb arterial insufficiency, the diabetic foot and major amputations -- Aneurysms and other peripheral arterial disorders -- Venous disorders of the lower limb -- Cardiac surgery -- Disorders of the breast -- Disorders of the skin -- Lumps in the head and neck and salivary calculi -- Disorders of the mouth -- Disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands -- Acute surgical problems in children -- Non-acute abdominal and urological problems in children.
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 638 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 617/.9; Surgery, Operative; Pathology, Surgical; Surgical diseases; Diagnosis, Surgical; Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical; Perioperative Care; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Diagnosis, Surgical; Pathology, Surgical; Surgery, Operative; Surgical diseases; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702054839; 0702054836
• Related ISBNs: 9780702046742; 0702046744; 9780702046759; 9780702052224
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.