Main description:

Ever since the publication of the first edition in 1997, the "Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice" series has met the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants by providing contemporary, evidence-based information on the sub-specialist areas relevant to their general surgical practice. All eight volumes are thoroughly edited and supported by evidence-based references to support key recommendations. This new Fourth Edition brings together the relevant state-of-the-art specialist information that the editors and authors consider important for the practising sub-specialist general surgeon. Purchase of a print book also includes a downloadable version of the eBook.

Contents:

. Evidence-based practice in surgery . Outcomes and health economic issues in surgery . Day case surgery . Abdominal hernias . Organisation of emergency general surgical services and the early assessment and investigation of the acute abdomen . Perforations of the upper gastrointestinal tract . Acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding . Pancreaticobiliary emergencies . Acute conditions of the small bowel and appendix . Colonic emergencies . Anorectal emergencies . Paediatric surgical emergencies . Abdominal trauma . Venous thromboembolism: prevention, diagnosis and treatment . Patient assessment and surgical risk . Perioperative and intensive care management of the surgical patient . Surgical nutrition . Abdominal sepsis and abdominal compartment syndrome . Index