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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 20th Edición.
Your Ultimate Foundation For Confident Surgical Decisión Making.
Since its first publication in 1936, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery has been regarded as the preeminent source for definitive guidance in all areas of general surgery. The 20th edition continues the rich tradition of quality that has made this classic text synonymous with the specialty and a part of the training of generations of surgery residents and practitioners. Meticulously updated throughout, this classic text concisely covers the breadth of material needed for certification and practice of general surgery. Detailed, full-color intraoperative illustrations and high-quality video clips capture key teaching moments, allowing you to better understand the basic science of surgery, make the most informed decisions, and achieve optimal outcomes for every patient.
- Understand the underlying science and its clinical application to make informed surgical decisions and achieve optimal outcomes.
- Overcome tough challenges, manage unusual situations, and avoid complications with the most trusted advice in your field.
- Get the depth of coverage you need in an easily accessible, single volume organized by organ and along traditional lines beginning with principles common to surgical specialties, including fluid and electrolyte management, metabolic support, and wound healing. Subsequent sections review the management of injury, transplantation, oncology, breast, endocrine, and abdominal procedures.
- Explore topics encountered by general surgery residents in training as well as in-depth coverage of subspecialty áreas, including head and neck, thoracic, vascular, urology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, and gynecology.
- Visually grasp and retain difficult concepts thanks to a full-color design featuring an abundance of illustrations, intraoperative photographs, video clips, and tables, as well as more schematic diagrams that facilitate the comprehension of surgical techniques and procedures.
- Glean all essential, up-to-date, need-to-know information about the latest surgical perspectives and approaches to treatment, including innovations in minimally invasive surgery and percutaneous devices.
- Visually grasp and retain difficult concepts thanks to a full-color design featuring an abundance of ilustrations, intraoperative photographs, video clips, and tables, as well as more schematic diagrams that facilitate the comprehension of surgical techniques and procedures.
- Streamline clinical decision making with an increased number of schematic diagrams and key data on surgical outcomes.
- Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information:
Edited by Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, Professor and John Woods Harris Distinguished Chairman, Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, J.C. Foshee Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Section of Surgical Sciences, Professor of Surgery and Cell and Developmental Biology and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Surgeon-in-Chief, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee; B. Mark Evers, MD, Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Surgery, Director, Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center, Markey Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair, Physician-in-Chief, Oncology Service Line UK Healthcare, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky and Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, Professor and Vice Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas.
- An excellent printed book
- Format 22 x 28 x 6 cm
- 2.176 pages printed in full color
- Language english
- Fine hardcover binding plasticized
- 20th Edition, year 2016
- ISBN-10: 0-323-29987-3, 0323299873
- ISBN-13: 978-0-323-29987-9, 9780323299879
- Authors: Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers & Kenneth L. Mattox
- © Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
- Weight: g
SECTION 1: SURGICAL BASIC PRINCIPLES.
1. History of Surgery.
2. Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery.
3. The Inflammatory Response.
4. Shock, Electrolytes and Fluid.
5. Metabolism in Surgical Patients.
6. Wound Healing.
7. Regenerative Medicine.
8. Evidence-Based Surgery: Critically Assessing Surgical Literature.
9. Safety in the Surgical Environment.
SECTION 2: PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT.
10. Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery.
11. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use.
12. Surgical Complications.
13. Surgery in the Geriatric Patient.
14. Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation.
15. Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics, Robotics.
16. Management of Acute Trauma.
17. The Difficult Abdominal Wall.
18. Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries.
19. Burns.
20. Bites and Stings.
21. Surgical Critical Care.
22. Bedside Surgical Procedures.
23. The Surgeon's Role in Mass Casualty Incidents.
SECTION 3: TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOLOGY.
24. Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression.
25. Liver Transplantation.
26. Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation.
27. Small Bowel Transplantation.
SECTION 4: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.
28. Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers.
29. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy.
30. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.
31. Soft Tissue Sarcomas.
32. Bone Tumors.
SECTION 5: HEAD AND NECK.
33. Head and Neck.
SECTION 6: BREAST.
34. Diseases of the Breast.
35. Breast Reconstruction.
SECTION 7: ENDOCRINE.
36. Thyroid.
37. The Parathyroid Glands.
38. Endocrine Pancreas.
39. The Adrenal Glands.
40. The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes.
SECTION 8: ESOPHAGUS.
41. Esophagus.
42. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatal Hernia.
SECTION 9: ABDOMEN.
43. Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum and Retroperitoneum.
44. Hernias.
45. Acute Abdomen.
46. Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.
47. Morbid Obesity.
48. Stomach.
49. Small Intestine.
50. The Appendix.
51. Colon and Rectum.
52. Anus.
53. The Liver.
54. Biliary System.
55. Exocrine Pancreas.
56. The Spleen.
SECTION 10: CHEST.
57. Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum.
58. Congenital Heart Disease.
59. Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency.
60. Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular.
SECTION 11: VASCULAR.
61. Aorta.
62. Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease.
63. Vascular Trauma.
64. Venous Disease.
65. The Lymphatics.
SECTION 12: SPECIALTIES IN GENERAL SURGERY.
66. Pediatric Surgery.
67. Neurosurgery.
68. Plastic Surgery.
69. Hand Surgery.
70. Gynecologic Surgery.
71. Surgery in the Pregnant Patient.
72. Urologic Surgery.
