The Washington Manual of SurgeryMary E. Klingensmith Revised and updated by residents and faculty of one of the world's top surgical training programs, The Washington Manual of Surgery, Fifth Edition provides concise guidelines and algorithms for diagnosis and management of surgical diseases. The book's pocket size and user-friendly outline format ensure fast access to information. This edition incorporates evidence-based medicine into each chapter, so readers can fully understand the reasoning behind the recommendations. Minimally invasive techniques, including endovascular, are incorporated into all relevant anatomical site and disease chapters. Coverage of vascular disease has been reorganized into three chapters: cerebrovascular disease, thoracoabdominal vascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease. |
Contents
General and Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient | 1 |
Nutrition | 30 |
Life Support and Anesthesia | 46 |
Fluid Electrolyte and AcidBase Disorders | 71 |
Hemostasis and Transfusion Therapy | 92 |
Wound Healing and Care | 108 |
Critical Care | 134 |
Esophagus | 153 |
Endocrine Surgery | 341 |
Trauma Surgery | 363 |
Transplantation | 393 |
Burns | 416 |
Skin and SoftTissue Tumors | 430 |
Breast Diseases | 453 |
Head and Neck Surgery | 471 |
Plastic and Hand Surgery | 486 |
Stomach | 168 |
Small Intestine | 181 |
Acute Abdominal Pain and Appendicitis | 199 |
Colon Rectum and Anus | 214 |
Pancreas | 238 |
Surgical Diseases of the Liver | 251 |
Biliary Surgery | 264 |
Spleen | 282 |
Thoracoabdominal Vascular Disease | 302 |
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease | 316 |