Fifth Edition
edited by
Mary 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
- peripheral vascular disease
Contents
- General and Perioperative Care of the Surgical Patient
- Nutrition
- Life Support and Anesthesia
- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders
- Hemostasis and Transfusion Therapy
- Wound Healing and Care
- Critical Care
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small Intestine
- Acute Abdominal Pain and Appendicitis
- Colon, Rectum, and Anus
- Pancreas
- Surgical Diseases of the Liver
- Biliary Surgery
- Spleen
- Cerebrovascular Disease and Vascular Access
- Thoracoabdominal Vascular Disease
- Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Venous Disease, Thromboembolism, and Lymphedema
- Endocrine Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Transplantation
- Burns
- Skin and Soft-Tissue Tumors
- Hernias
- Breast Diseases
- Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
- Plastic and Hand Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- General Thoracic Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Neurosurgical Emergencies
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Urologic Surgery
- Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery
- Common Surgical Procedures
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