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Reference books

Advanced Surgical Practice

Majid A A.  Kingsnorth A N
Hardback.   876 pages.  Published Oct 02
Greenwich Medical Media.   ISBN 1841100188
This book is aimed at the General Surgical Trainee who is embarking on Higher Surgical Training (HST) and its structure closely follows the current HST syllabus. It therefore builds on "Fundamentals of Surgical Practice" to provide the detail required for this readership and in particular, includes full details of all of the operative techniques that the candidate is expected to be familiar with.

Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery (23rd Edition)

Russell R C G,  Williams N S,  Bulstrode C J K
Hardback.  1376 pages.  Published Feb 04
Arnold.  ISBN 0340808195
This text presents a comprehensive coverage of general surgery, with key information boxes in addition to core material. Extensive illustration reinforces clinical messages, and the book's aphorisms and biographies of prominent pioneers of surgery are updated for this edition. This edition offers information on trauma, orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery and maxillofacial surgery. Chapters have been added to include the role of radiology in surgical practice, surgical ethics among others.

Surgical Emergencies

Monson J.  Duthie G.  O'Malley K.
Hardcover.  448 pages.  Published Jan 99
Blackwell Science (UK).  ISBN 0632050470
This text offers practical guidance on surgical emergencies for the benefit of both trainees and practicing surgeons. It describes the practical procedures, decision-making and clinical management of each category of surgical emergency and gives an account of the relevant underlying basic science principles. It achieves its aims as a practical guide for the surgeon and to assist those preparing for the FRCS examination. The book is organised by body system, and each chapter contains a list of references for further reading.

Farquharson's Textbook of Operative General Surgery

Farquharson M.  Moran B
Hardback.  624 pages.  Published May 05
Arnold.  ISBN 0340814985
Farquharson's textbook has become the classic textbook for trainee surgeons throughout the world, presenting all the operations which the trainee surgeon may be expected to undertake, and discussing the basic techniques available and the reasons for their application. The techniques are described in sufficient detail to allow a surgeon who has limited experience to proceed with confidence and safety, and the text is thus also valuable for surgeons practising in smaller hospitals where specialised advice may not otherwise be available. This ninth edition has been fully updated, with many chapters entirely rewritten and new contributing authors, with particular experience in sub-specialties such as vascular medicine, orthopaedics and trauma, all of which overlap with the work of the general surgeon.

Oxford Textbook of Surgery

Morris P J.  Wood W C
Hardback.  2500 pages.  Published Nov 00
Oxford University Press.  ISBN 0192628844
The long-awaited second edition of the "Oxford Textbook of Surgery" is a unique contribution to the field. It not only provides a comprehensive and authoritative reference on all aspects of general surgery, but also offers substantial sections on subspecialties such as orthopedics, paediatric surgery, neurosurgery, and cardiac surgery. It has been designed and written by an international faculty, for specialist and trainee surgeons working in any part of the world. Key sections, written by world authorities, include those on endoscopic surgery, surgical nutrition, response to injury, the design and interpretation of clinical trials, causes of cancer, vascular surgery, and the selection of surgical trainees. There are major new sections on, for example, molecular biology and evidence-based approaches to surgical decisions. Response to injury, Trauma and shock, Minimally invasive surgery and Surgical nutrition are covered in much greater detail. Almost all the other sections have been rewritten by new contributors or heavily revised to reflect new developments and emphases in the field, and data from randomized trials. Comprehensive, international, humane The Oxford Textbooks have found their way into clinics, libraries, and hospital departments the world over. They have earned praise for their careful integration of basic science and the best of clinical practice, their international focus, and not least their exhaustive coverage. Like our other Oxford Textbooks, this new edition of the Oxford Textbook of Surgery emphasizes a humane approach, providing chapters on counseling bereaved relatives, pain relief, and the care of the dying. The full-colour design of the Textbook has been thoroughly updated and enhanced and the Textbook should be an essential component of and adornment to the bookshelves of all surgeons.

Apley's System of Orthopaedics and Fractures

Solomon L.  Nayajan D.  Warwick D
Hardcover.  752 pages.  Published Feb 01
Arnold.  ISBN 0340763728
For over thirty years 'Apley's System' has been an essential aid for those wishing to understand the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system, its diseases and its response to trauma. Its wide readership of postgraduate surgical trainees in general surgery and orthopaedics, casualty officers, physiotherapists and general practitioners is evidence of the authors' ability to instruct and inspire. This new edition echoes its predecessors in explaining Apley's approach to the orthopaedic patient and provides information on all that is new in orthopaedics and trauma. Two new co-authors joined Louis Solomon for this edition, and the book contains many new illustrations. As a reference for the trainee in orthopaedic surgery or a source for the general surgeon in training, Apley's System can not be beaten.

Sabiston's Textbook of Surgery

Townsend C M.  Harris J W
Hardcover.  2,388 pages.  Published Jun 04
W B Saunders.  ISBN 0721604099
First published in 1936, the Sabiston Textbook has served generations of surgeons as the defining text in the field. The 17th Edition carries on this distinguished legacy, presenting the world's most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable coverage of the principles and techniques of surgery. Sweeping changes include comprehensive updates to reflect the latest knowledge and techniques...a new, full-color page layout for enhanced ease of reference...a new CD-ROM containing electronic images...and a new companion web site, regularly updated to cover important changes in practice.

General Surgical Operations

Kirk R M.
Hardcover.  733 pages.   Published Apr 06
Elsevier.  ISBN 0443101213
This book is a practical manual for a surgeon about to carry out an operation. It helps the reader to make treatment decisions, provides a guide to the various stages of the actual operation and advises on monitoring and management of the patient after the operation. It is the only operative surgical manual that gives clear guidance on recognising, avoiding and managing complications or unexpected findings. For ease of use, each chapter uses standard headings to guide the surgeon through procedures i.e. Assess, Appraise, Prepare, Access, Assess, Action, Difficulties, Closure, Aftercare, Complications and their management. To make the book appropriate for the trainee who needs a compendium textbook, selected operations outside of general surgery are described. This will help the surgeon (for example in a smaller hospital) to deal with a wide range of conditions. The text includes coverage of such areas as resuscitation, minimal access techniques, arrangements within the operating theatre, equipment safety precautions, ethics and audit. This new edition has been revised to the highest standard, describing the operations necessary for the revised FRCS examination as well as giving coverage of general surgery to the level of the Intercollegiate Assessment Board Examination in General Surgery

Anatomy of General Surgical Operations

Jamieson G C
Hardcover.  240 pages.   Published Apr 06
Churchill Livingstone.  ISBN 0443100071
Safe surgery is founded upon accurate knowledge of the appropriate anatomy, and the purpose of this book is to bring anatomy into the operating theatre to describe operations principally in terms of the anatomy concerned. 'As much as possible, I have written this book from a surgical point of view with the emphasis on the anatomy as it relates to a particular operation. Although the book should prove useful for most surgical trainees, it was the practising general surgeon whom I kep uppermost in my mind

Hamilton Bailey's Emergency Surgery

Ellis B W.  Patterson-Brown S
Hardcover.  816 pages.   Published Aug 00
Arnold.  ISBN 0340763809
A guide to all aspects of emergency surgery aimed at those doctors who may not have access to the facilities of a modern up-to-date hospital. In these situations, this book has become a valuable source of information and advice. Each chapter is written by a contributor with expertise in a particular field.  The whole text is well illustrated throughout.  As in previous editions the result is again a definitive vade mecum for the surgeon 'on the spot'. This edition includes new sections on fluid balance, nutrition  and paediatric surgery.  Existing sections have been revised and updated.

Emergency Vascular Practice

Chant A D B.  Barros D'Sa A A B
Hardcover.  288 pages.  Published Dec 96
Arnold.  ISBN 034056170X
This book provided an excellent exposition of the primary and secondary care of emergency arterial and venous surgery.  Each chapter follows the same patters, examining primary care (clinical diagnosis, first aid treatment and the selection of patients for further treatment), secondary and tertiary care and also reviews the literature relating to each topic

Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Jones P F.  Krukowski Z.  Youngson G G.
Paperback.  546 pages.  Published May 98
Hodder & Stoughton.  ISBN 0412819503
This book offers a comprehensive, detailed and accessible account of the whole field of emergency abdominal surgery.  In this edition, each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated by experienced surgeons qualified to offer extensive, practical and evidence-based guidance.  They each provide an up-to-date review of the pathology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of their subject before proposing tried-and-tested treatment options

Trauma: A Companion to Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery

Skinner D V.  Whimster F
Hardcover.  512 pages.  Published Nov 98
Arnold.  ISBN 0340741015
This book provides a comprehensive account of the European approach to integrated trauma management.  It is edited from one of the top trauma centres in the United Kingdom.  Overall it provides a concise and clear guide to the management of trauma.

The Evidence for Vascular Surgery

Earnshaw J J.  Muire J A
Hardcover.  Published Nov 99
TFM Publishing Ltd.  ISBN 0953005259
This book contains 31 chapters, each of which analyzes the available literature on a single topic, concentrating on the results available from randomised trials.  It produces a statement regarding the management of common vascular disorders.  It is an authorative text with most of the authors being members of the Joint Vascular Research Group.

 

 
 

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