Principles and Practice of Surgery

Section 1 Principles of surgical care * The metabolic response to injury* Principles of fluid and electrolyte balance in surgical patients* Shock* Transfusion of blood and blood products* Nutritional support in surgical patients* Infections and antibiotics* Ethical and legal principles in surgical practice* Principles of the surgical management of cancer* Trauma and multiple injury Section 2 The operation * Pre-operative assessment and anaesthesia* Practical procedures and patient investigation* Post-operative care and complications* Day case surgery Section 3 Upper gastrointestinal Surgery * The abdominal wall and hernia* The acute abdomen* The oesophagus* Gastroduodenal disorders* The liver and biliary tract* The pancreas and spleen Section 4 Lower gastrointestinal surgery * The intestine and appendix* Anorectal conditions Section 5 Surgical specialties * Plastic and reconstructive surgery* The breast* Endocrine surgery* Vascular and endovascular surgery* Cardiothoracic surgery* Urological surgery* Neurosurgery* Transplantation* Ear, nose and throat* Orthopaedics