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Current Surgical Therapy, Tenth Edition
Editors: John L. Cameron and Andrew M. Cameron

Pages:  1353  Hard Cover with Expert Consult Online Content
ISBN 13:
978-1-4377-0823-3
Saunders/ Elsevier   2011
List Price:  $179

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Ratings (1-4 , 4 being the highest):

Organization of information:    4

Usefulness of book:     4

Suitable for intended audience:    4

Author’s objectives met:      4

Significant number of illustrations:     3.5

Quality of illustrations:    4

Publisher's Description:

Current Surgical Therapy is the resource surgeons trust most for practical, hands-on advice on the selection and implementation of the latest surgical approaches. Distinguished editors John L. Cameron and Andrew Cameron, together with hundreds of other preeminent contributing surgeons, discuss which approach to take and when...how to avoid or minimize complications...and what outcomes you can expect. This 10th edition keeps you current with the latest trends in minimally invasive surgery, trauma, critical care, and much more. A new full-color format makes reference easier than ever, and full-text online access at www.expertconsult.com enables you to efficiently consult this title from any computer. Current Surgical Therapy remains indispensable for quick, efficient review prior to surgery, as well as when preparing for surgical boards and ABSITES.
 

Key Features:

  • Find the answers you need quickly, both inside the user-friendly book and at www.expertconsult.com.
  • Obtain dependable advice on patient selection, contraindications, and pitfalls.
  • Know what to do and what not to do...and what outcomes you can expect.
  • Review procedures efficiently prior to surgery, and confidently prepare for surgical boards and ABSITES

New to this edition:

  • Effectively apply the latest minimally invasive techniques, including laparoscopic treatments of parastomal hernias, gastrointestinal malignancies, and pancreatic cancer as well as Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES).
  • Master the newest trends in trauma and critical care surgery with the aid of new material on glucose control, ventilator-associated pneumonia, central-line-associated bloodstream infections, and much more.
  • Locate information more rapidly and visualize techniques more easily thanks to the book's new full-color format.

Table of Contents (Sections):

The Esophagus

The Stomach

Small Bowel

Large Bowel

The Liver

Portal Hypertension

Gallbladder and Biliary Tree

The Pancreas

The Spleen

Hernia

The Breast

Endocrine Glands

Skin and Soft Tissue

Chest Wall, Mediastinum, Trachea

Vascular Surgery

Trauma and Emergency Care

Preoperative and Postoperative Care

Surgical Critical Care

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery

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