Current diagnosis & treatment surgery /
edited by Gerard M. Doherty.
- 13th ed.
- New York : Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, c2010.
- xii, 1312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM ( 4 3/4 in.)
- Lange medical book. .
- Lange medical book. .
Previously published as: Current surgical diagnosis & treatment, c2006, 12th ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Approach to the surgical patient -- Training, communication, professionalism, and systems-based practice -- Peroperative care -- Postoperative care -- Postoperative complications -- Wound healing -- Power sources in surgery -- Inflammation, infection, & antimicrobial therapy -- Fluid & electrolyte management -- Surgical metabolism & nutrition -- Anesthesia -- Shock & acute pulmonary failure in surgical patients -- Management of the injured patient -- Burns & other thermal injuries -- Otolaryngology-head & neck surgery -- Thyroid & parathyroid -- Breast disorders -- Thoracic wall, pleura, mediastinum, & lung -- The heart: I. surgical treatment of acquired cardiac disease [and] II. congenital heart disease -- Esophagus & diaphragm -- The acute abdomen -- Peritoneal cavity -- Stomach & duodenum -- Liver & portal venous system -- Biliary tract -- Pancreas -- Spleen -- Appendix -- Small intestine -- Large intestine -- Anorectum -- Hernias & other lesions of the abdominal wall -- Adrenals -- Arteries -- Veins & lymphatics -- neurosurgery -- The eye & ocular adnexa -- Urology -- Gynecology -- Orthopedic surgery -- Plastic & reconstructive surgery -- Hand surgery -- Pediatric surgery -- Oncology -- Organ transplantation.