Sabiston textbook of surgery : the biological basis of modern surgical practice.

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Where to find it

Health Sciences Library — Books (3rd floor)

Call Number
WO 100 C566t 2012
Status
Available

Summary

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery is your ultimate foundation for confident surgical decision making. Covering the very latest science and data affecting your treatment planning, this esteemed medical reference helps you make the most informed choices so you can ensure the best outcome for every patient.

Consult it on the go with online access at expertconsult.com, and get regular updates on timely new findings and advances. Overcome tough challenges, manage unusual situations, and avoid complications with the most trusted advice in your field. Prepare for tests and exams with review questions and answers online. Keep up with the very latest developments concerning abdominal wall reconstruction, tumor immunology and immunotherapy, peripheral vascular disease, regenerative medicine, liver transplantation, kidney and pancreas transplantation, small bowel transplantation, the continually expanding role of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and many other rapidly evolving areas. Weigh your options by reviewing the most recent outcomes data and references to the most current literature.

Guidance in print and online from the oldest continually published, English-language general surgery reference!

Contents

  • Section 1 Surgical Basic Principles
  • 1 History of Surgery
  • 2 Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery
  • 3 Molecular and Cell Biology
  • 4 The Inflammatory Response
  • 5 Shock, Electrolytes, and Fluid
  • 6 Metabolism in Surgical Patients
  • 7 Wound Healing
  • 8 Regenerative Medicine
  • 9 Evidence-Based Surgery: Critically Assessing Surgical Literature
  • 10 Perioperative Patient Safety
  • Section 2 Perioperative Management
  • 11 Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery
  • 12 Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use
  • 13 Surgical Complications
  • 14 Surgery in the Geriatric Patient
  • 15 Morbid Obesity
  • 16 Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation
  • 17 Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Robotics, and Electronics =
  • Section 3 Trauma And Critical Care
  • 18 Management of Acute Trauma
  • 19 The Difficult Abdominal Wall
  • 20 Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • 21 Burns
  • 22 Bites and Stings
  • 23 Surgical Critical Care
  • 24 Bedside Surgical Procedures
  • 25 The Surgeon's Role in Mass Casualty Incidents
  • Section 4 Transplantation And Immunology
  • 26 Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression
  • 27 Liver Transplantation
  • 28 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
  • 29 Small Bowel Transplantation
  • Section 5 Surgical Oncology
  • 30 Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers
  • 31 Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
  • 32 Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies
  • 33 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • 34 Bone Tumors
  • Section 6 Head And Neck
  • 35 Head and Neck
  • Section 7 Breast
  • 36 Diseases of the Breast
  • 37 Breast Reconstruction
  • Section 8 Endocrine
  • 38 Thyroid
  • 39 The Parathyroid Glands
  • 40 Endocrine Pancreas
  • 41 The Adrenal Glands
  • 42 The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
  • Section 9 Esophagus
  • 43 Esophagus
  • 44 Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease =
  • Section 10 Abdomen
  • 45 Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum, and Retroperitoneum
  • 46 Hernias
  • 47 Acute Abdomen
  • 48 Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  • 49 Stomach
  • 50 Small Intestine
  • 51 The Appendix
  • 52 Colon and Rectum
  • 53 Anus
  • 54 The Liver
  • 55 Biliary System
  • 56 Exocrine Pancreas
  • 57 The Spleen
  • Section 11 Chest
  • 58 Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum
  • 59 Congenital Heart Disease
  • 60 Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency
  • 61 Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular
  • Section 12 Vascular
  • 62 Aorta
  • 63 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
  • 64 Vascular Trauma
  • 65 Venous Disease
  • 66 The Lymphatics
  • Section 13 Specialties Ingeneral Surgery
  • 67 Pediatric Surgery
  • 68 Neurosurgery
  • 69 Plastic Surgery
  • 70 Hand Surgery
  • 71 Gynecologic Surgery
  • 72 Surgery in the Pregnant Patient
  • 73 Urologic Surgery

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