Main description:

Core Topics in General & Emergency Surgery provides a short, up-to-date and practical reference guide for surgical trainees and established consultants needing a refresher.

The seventh edition has been edited and fully revised by respected experts in their fields, and provides a full list of current references and relevant resources. It covers a range of topics relevant to all areas of surgical practice - beyond surgical knowledge - that are essential for enhanced patient outcomes. These include quality improvement in emergency surgery, evaluation of new technology, evaluation of surgical literature, and human factors.

This volume is part of the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series, the pre-eminent reference for trainees in general surgery and those preparing for the FRCS examinations. Each volume summarises key issues within each surgical sub-specialty and provides evidence-based recommendations to support practice.

Covers relevant topics not found in other surgical textbooks - essential to improve surgical outcomes
Concise and easy to follow - ideal for exam revision or as a refresher aid
Fully updated with latest evidence on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures
International authorship offers a world view
Evidence-based recommendations to support practice
Key references to support content, plus a comprehensive list of references in the accompanying eBook
Links to recommended online videos for further learning

New chapters on surgical technology, quality improvement in emergency surgery
All chapters revised and updated

Contents:

Evaluation of surgical evidence
Perioperative care and enhanced recovery
Organisation of emergency general surgical services
Patient assessment and surgical risk
Perioperative and intensive care management of the surgical patient
Surgical nutrition
Abdominal hernias
Neck surgery for the general surgeon
Human factors and patient safety in surgery
Principles of organ donation and general surgery in the transplant patient
Early assessment of the acute abdomen
Perforation 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
Management of trauma for the general surgeon
Abdominal sepsis and abdominal compartment syndrome
Complications of bariatric surgery presenting to the general surgeon and considerations for the general surgeon when operating on the obese patient