| Description |
1 online resource (xliv, 2442 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Section One: Fundamentals of surgical care. Origins of modern surgery ; Evidence-based surgery ; Cell structure, function, and genetics ; Mediators of inflammation and injury ; Substrate metabolism ; Nutrition ; Perioperative fluids and electrolytes ; Hemostasis and coagulation ; Transfusion therapy ; Wounds: biology, pathology, and management ; Diagnosis and treatment of infection ; Infections of skin and soft tissue ; Intraabdominal infections ; Nosocomial infections ; Severe sepsis and septic shock ; Shock and resuscitation ; Perioperative management ; Anesthesia ; Management of perioperative pain -- Section Two: Biology and practice of trauma and critical care. Development of trauma and critical care ; Trauma systems, triage, and disaster management ; Monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory function ; Imaging of the critically ill patient ; Risk prediction, disease stratification, and outcome description in critical surgical illness ; Burns and inhalation injury ; Traumatic brain injury ; Trauma to the torso ; Trauma to the pelvis and extremities ; Vascular trauma ; Traumatic injury of the spine ; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ; Mechanical ventilation ; Renal replacement therapy ; Open abdomen ; Principles of surgical rehabilitation -- Section Three: Care of unique populations. Pediatric surgery ; Surgery in the immunocompromised patient ; Evidence-based bariatric surgery ; Surgical care of the pregnant patient ; Palliative and end-of-life care -- Section Four: Gastrointestinal and abdominal surgery. History of surgery of the gastrointestinal tract ; Assessment of acute abdominal symptoms ; Principles of minimally invasive surgery ; Esophagus: benign diseases of the esophagus ; Malignant tumors of the esophagus ; Malignant tumors of the esophagus ; Stomach and duodenum ; Pancreas ; Biliary system ; Liver ; Small intestine ; Appendix ; Colon, rectum, and anus ; Spleen ; Hernias and abdominal wall defects |
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Section Five: Endocrine surgery. History of endocrine surgery ; Parathyroid ; Thyroid ; Adrenal ; Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and gastrointestinal tract and carcinoid disease ; Multiple endocrine neoplasia -- Section Six: Vascular surgery. History of vascular surgery ; Pathobiology of vascular disease ; Cerebrovascular disease ; Diseases of the thoracic aorta ; Diseases of the great vessels and the thoracic outlet ; Abdominal aortic aneurysms ; Arterial disease of the lower extremity ; Venous disease and pulmonary embolism ; Vascular access for dialysis, chemotherapy, and nutritional support -- Section Seven: Thoracic surgery. History of cardiac surgery ; Preoperative and postoperative care of the thoracic surgery patient ; Lung neoplasms ; Thoracic and pulmonary infections ; Video-assisted thoracic surgery ; Pleura: anatomy, physiology, and disorders ; Mediastinum ; Congenital heart disease ; Adult heart disease ; Cardiac replacement therapy -- Section Eight: Transplantation surgery. History of clinical transplantation ; Immunology of transplantation ; Rejection ; Principles of organ preservation ; Kidney transplantation ; Pancreas and islet transplantation ; Liver transplantation ; Transplantation of the intestine ; Lung transplantation ; Heart transplantation -- Section Nine: Cancer surgery. History of surgical oncology ; Genetics of cancer ; Fundamentals of cancer genomics and proteomics ; Fundamentals of cancer cell biology and molecular targeting ; Immunology of cancer ; Principles of cancer surgery ; Radiation as an adjunct to surgery ; Benign and malignant diseases of the breast ; Melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies ; Soft tissue sarcoma ; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors ; Head and neck malignancies ; Surgical emergencies in the cancer patient ; Nutritional care of cancer patients ; Regional therapy of cancer -- Section Ten: Associated disciplines. Urology ; Gynecology ; Neurosurgery -- Orthopaedic surgery ; Plastic surgery -- Section Eleven: Modern practice of surgery. Biomaterials and the evolution of hernia repair I: the history of biomaterials and the permanent meshes ; Biomaterials and the evolution of hernia repair II: composite meshes ; Biomaterials and the evolution of hernia repair III: biologically derived ; Injectable biomaterials in surgery ; Energy transfer in the practice of surgery ; Robot-assisted surgery: technology and current clinical status |
| Summary |
Features information on the evidence-based practice of surgery, including significant sections on trauma and critical care and the often challenging surgical care of unique populations. This title includes chapters on the pre- and post-operative care of the cardiac surgery patient, intestinal transplantation, and surgical infections |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Surgery.
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Surgery, Operative.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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General Surgery
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Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Evidence-Based Medicine
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surgery (health care function)
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Surgical Procedures, Operative.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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Surgery.
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General Surgery.
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Surgery, Operative
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Evidence-based medicine
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Surgery
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Chirurgie.
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Norton, Jeffrey A
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| LC no. |
2007921816 |
| ISBN |
9780387681139 |
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0387681132 |
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9780387308005 |
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0387308008 |
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1282304712 |
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9781282304710 |
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9786612304712 |
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6612304715 |
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