Sabiston textbook of surgery : the biological basis of modern surgical practice /: the biological basis of modern surgical practice. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Textbook of surgery
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Courtney M. Townsend Jr. [and others].
• Other Names: Sabiston, David C, 1924-2009; Jr, Townsend, Courtney M
• Contents: Surgical basic principles -- History of surgery -- Ethics and professionalism in surgery -- Molecular and cell biology -- The inflammatory response -- Shock, electrolytes, and fluid -- Metabolism in surgical patients -- Wound healing -- Regenerative medicine -- Evidence-based surgery: critically assessing surgical literature -- Perioperative management -- Principles of preoperative and operative surgery -- Surgical infections and antibiotic use -- Surgical complications -- Surgery in the geriatric patient -- Morbid obesity -- Anesthesiology principles, pain management, and conscious sedation -- Emerging technology in surgery: informatics, robotics, and electronics -- Trauma and critical care -- Management of acute trauma -- The difficult abdominal wall -- Emergency care of musculoskeletal injuries -- Burns -- Bites and stings -- Surgical critical care -- Bedside surgical procedures -- The surgeon's role in mass casualty incidents -- Transplantation and immunology -- Transplantation immunobiology and immunosuppression -- Liver transplantation -- Kidney and pancreas transplantation -- Small bowel transplantation -- Surgical oncology -- Tumor biology and tumor markers -- Tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- Melanoma and cutaneous malignancies -- Soft tissue sarcomas -- Bone tumors -- Head and neck -- Breast -- Diseases of the breast -- Breast reconstruction -- Endocrine -- Thyroid -- The parathyroid glands -- Endocrine pancreas -- The adrenal glands -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes -- Esophagus -- Hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease -- Abdomen -- Abdominal wall, umbilicus, peritoneum, mesenteries, omentum, and retroperitoneum -- Hernias -- Acute abdomen -- Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage -- Stomach -- Small intestine -- The appendix -- Colon and rectum -- Anus -- The liver -- Biliary system -- Exocrine pancreas -- The spleen -- Chest -- Lung, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum -- Congenital heart disease -- Acquired heart disease: coronary insufficiency -- Acquired heart disease: valvular -- Vascular -- The aorta -- Peripheral arterial occlusive disease -- Vascular trauma -- Venous disease -- The lymphatics -- Specialties in general surgery -- Pediatric surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Plastic surgery -- Hand surgery -- Gynecologic surgery -- Surgery in the pregnant patient -- Urologic surgery.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier Saunders
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 2124 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617; Surgery -- Textbooks; Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Perioperative Care; Chirurgie; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Surgery; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455738083; 1455738085; 9781437715606; 1437715605
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 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.