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Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery 26E

26th Edition

Edited by Norman Williams, Christopher Bulstrode, P Ronan O'Connell

Published February 18th 2013 by CRC Press – 1,530 pages

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Now in its 26th edition, Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery combines its traditional strengths relied on for decades with recent updates and new discoveries in the field. The book emphasizes effective clinical examination and soundly based surgical principles, while taking into account the latest developments in surgical practice.

The eminent editorial team comprises three editors with experience gained over previous editions. This new edition reflects improvements made from reader feedback and editor insight. The book opens with an introduction devoted to the underlying principles of surgical practice. It then presents essential material on investigation and diagnosis, perioperative care, and all aspects of surgical trauma. The remainder of the book considers each of the surgical specialties in turn:

  • Elective orthopaedics
  • Skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • Head and neck
  • Breast and endocrine system
  • Cardiothoracic and vascular
  • Abdominal and genitourinary
  • Transplantation

Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery has wide appeal to all those studying surgery, from undergraduate medical students to those in preparation for their postgraduate surgical examinations. In addition, its high standing and reputation for unambiguous advice make it the first point of reference for many practising surgeons. This volume remains one of the world's pre-eminent medical textbooks, with lifetime sales in excess of one million copies.

Contents

Principles

Metabolic response to injury

Shock and blood transfusion

Wounds, tissue repair and scars

Surgical infection

Surgery in the Tropics

Principles of paediatric surgery

Principles of oncology

Surgical audit and clinical research

Ethics

Patient Safety

Investigation and Diagnosis

Diagnostic imaging

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Tissue diagnosis

Perioperative Care

Pre-operative preparation

Anaesthesia and pain relief

Care in the operating room

Perioperative management of the high-risk surgical patient

Nutrition and fluid therapy

Basic surgical skills and anastomoses

Principles of laparoscopic and robotic surgery

Postoperative care

Daycare Surgery

Trauma

Introduction to trauma

Early assessment and management of trauma

Emergency neurosurgery

Neck and spine

Maxillofacial trauma

Torso trauma

Extremity trauma

Burns

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Disaster surgery

Elective Orthopaedics

History taking and clinical examination in musculoskeletal disease

Sports medicine and sports injuries

The spine

Upper limb

Hip and knee

Foot and ankle

Muskuloskeletal tumours

Infection of the bones and joints

Paediatric orthopaedics

Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Skin and subcutaneous tissue

Head and Neck

Elective neurosurgery

The eye and orbit

Cleft lip and palate, and other developmental abnormalities

The nose and sinuses

The ear

Pharynx, larynx and neck

Oropharyngeal cancer

Disorders of the salivary glands

Breast and Endocrine

Thyroid and parathyroid

Adrenal and other endocrine disorders

The breast

Cardiothoracic

Cardiac surgery

The thorax

Vascular

Arterial disorders

Venous disorders

Lymphatic disorders

Abdominal

History and examination of the abdomen

The abdominal wall and hernias

The peritoneum, omentum, mesentery and retroperitoneal space

The oesophagus

Stomach and duodenum

Bariatric surgery

The liver

The spleen

The gall bladder and bile ducts

The pancreas

The small and large intestines

Intestinal obstruction

The vermiform appendix

The rectum

The anus and anal canal

Genitourinary

Urinary symptoms and investigations

The kidney and ureters

The urinary bladder

The prostate and seminal vesicles

The urethra and penis

Testis and scrotum

Gynaecology

Transplantation

Transplantation

Author Bio

Norman S. Williams MS FRCS, Prof. of Surgery and Director of the Centre for Academic Surgery at Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
Christopher J.K. Bulstrode MCh FRCS(Orth), Professor and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, UK
P. Ronan O'Connell MD FRCSI FRCS(Glasg), Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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