Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice (Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features and Print)

Courtney Townsend, MD, Professor and John Woods Harris Distinguished Chairman, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, J. C. Foshee Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Chairman, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Schoolof Medicine; Surgeon-in-Chief, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN
B. Mark Evers, MD, Professor and Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Kenneth Mattox, MD, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Surgery, BenTaub General Hospital, Houston, TX

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery is your ultimate foundation for confident surgical decision making. Covering the very latest science and data affecting your treatment planning, this esteemed medical reference helps you make the most informed choices so you can ensure the best outcome for every patient.

Audience
General surgery practitioners and residents

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Hardbound, 2152 Pages

Published: February 2012

Imprint: Saunders

ISBN: 978-1-4377-1560-6

SECTION 1 SURGICAL BASIC PRINCIPLES
1 History of Surgery
2 Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery
3 Molecular and Cell Biology
4 The Inflammatory Response
5 Shock, Electrolytes, and Fluid
6 Metabolism in Surgical Patients
7 Wound Healing
8 Regenerative Medicine
9 Evidence-Based Surgery: Critically Assessing Surgical Literature
10 Perioperative Patient Safety
SECTION 2 PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
11 Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery
12 Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use
13 Surgical Complications
14 Surgery in the Geriatric Patient
15 Morbid Obesity
16 Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation
17 Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Robotics, and Electronics =
SECTION 3 TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE
18 Management of Acute Trauma
19 The Difficult Abdominal Wall
20 Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries
21 Burns
22 Bites and Stings
23 Surgical Critical Care
24 Bedside Surgical Procedures
25 The Surgeons Role in Mass Casualty Incidents
SECTION 4 TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOLOGY
26 Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression
27 Liver Transplantation
28 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
29 Small Bowel Transplantation
SECTION 5 SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
30 Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers
31 Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
32 Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies
33 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
34 Bone Tumors
SECTION 6 HEAD AND NECK
35 Head and Neck
SECTION 7 BREAST
36 Diseases of the Breast
37 Breast Reconstruction
SECTION 8 ENDOCRINE
38 Thyroid
39 The Parathyroid Glands
40 Endocrine Pancreas
41 The Adrenal Glands
42 The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
SECTION 9 ESOPHAGUS
43 Esophagus
44 Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease =
SECTION 10 ABDOMEN
45 Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum, and Retroperitoneum
46 Hernias
47 Acute Abdomen
48 Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
49 Stomach
50 Small Intestine
51 The Appendix
52 Colon and Rectum
53 Anus
54 The Liver
55 Biliary System
56 Exocrine Pancreas
57 The Spleen
SECTION 11 CHEST
58 Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum
59 Congenital Heart Disease
60 Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency
61 Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular
SECTION 12 VASCULAR
62 Aorta
63 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
64 Vascular Trauma
65 Venous Disease
66 The Lymphatics
SECTION 13 SPECIALTIES INGENERAL SURGERY
67 Pediatric Surgery
68 Neurosurgery
69 Plastic Surgery
70 Hand Surgery
71 Gynecologic Surgery
72 Surgery in the Pregnant Patient
73 Urologic Surgery

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

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