Principles & Practice of Surgery Interna

Principles and Practice of Surgery is the surgical companion textbook to the international medical bestseller Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine which is widely used across the Indian sub-continent, Africa and the Middle East It is a comprehensive textbook for the surgical student, guiding the reader through key core surgical topics which are encountered throughout the medical curriculum as well as in subsequent clinical practice. Although sharing the same format and style as Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine, this text is complete in itself, thus enabling the student to appreciate both the medical and surgical implications of diseases encountered in surgical wards. A five-section textbook of surgical principles and regional clinical surgery Superbly presented with line drawings, high quality radiographic images and colour photographs. Presented in similar format to its sister textbook Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine. For the first time an expanded International Edition of this highly regarded textbook will present a comprehensive account of general surgery with a particular emphasis on those surgical conditions specific to the Indian sub-continent and tropical regions including for example: the chapter on Infections & Antibiotics will have a new section on atypical mycobacterial infections and prophylactic antibiotics as well as text on wound classification a section on commonly used drugs, anaesthetic agents and local anaesthetics as well details of cardiopulmonary resuscitation will expand the Pre-operative assessment and anaesthesia chapter Surgical manifestations of typhoid fever, tuberculosis of the abdomen and amoebiasis will be added. The Cardiothoracic chapter will be expanded to include text on the surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis. Tropical infections such as cholangiohepatitits will be included in the Liver chapter There will be a new basic chapter on Swellings, ulcers, sinuses, fistula and common skin conditions Among the topics in the book which will be significantly expanded will be: tropical pancreatitis thyroid disease vascular conditions such as Filarial lymphoedema, Buerger's disease and Raynaud's syndrome Urological surgery will be significantly extended Emergency situations such as subarachnoid haemorrhage, meningomyelocoele and infective causes of Hydrocepalus will be added. Two experienced teaching surgeons from Northern and Southern India will oversee the editorial expansion of the book alongside additional contributing authors from Asian medical schools A substantial number of new illustrations will be included of presentations of tropical illness including radiology and clinical photographs Updated evidence-based revision boxes will focus on major international guidelines An enhanced section will focus on presenting problems in surgical disease

5th Edition contents - final contents of the 6th International Edition tbc Section 1 Principles of surgical care The metabolic response to injury Principles of fluid and electrolyte balance in surgical patients Shock Transfusion of blood and blood products Nutritional support in surgical patients Infections and antibiotics Ethical and legal principles in surgical practice Principles of the surgical management of cancer Trauma and multiple injury Section 2 The operation Pre-operative assessment and anaesthesia Practical procedures and patient investigation Post-operative care and complications Day case surgery Section 3 Upper gastrointestinal Surgery The abdominal wall and hernia The acute abdomen The oesophagus Gastroduodenal disorders The liver and biliary tract The pancreas and spleen Section 4 Lower gastrointestinal surgery The intestine and appendix Anorectal conditions Section 5 Surgical specialties Plastic and reconstructive surgery The breast Endocrine surgery Vascular and endovascular surgery Cardiothoracic surgery Urological surgery Neurosurgery Transplantation Index