The Washington Manual of Surgery

Part 1 General information: general care of the patient; nutrition; basic and advanced life support; fluid electrolytes; acid-base disorders; haemostasis and transfusion therapy; anaesthesia; perioperative medical care; management of tubes and drains; wound healing/care; critical care. Part 2 General surgical problems: common presentations of gastrointestinal disease; oesophagus; stomach; small intestine; appendix; colorectum and anus; pancreas; hepatobiliary; spleen; video-assisted surgery; special problems in gastrointestinal surgery; evaluation of vascular disease; occlusive arterial disease; aneurysmal arterial disease; venous disease; vascular access; endocrine surgery; transplant surgery; burn care; soft tissue and skin tumours; hernias; breast; surgery of the head and neck. Part 3 Surgical subspecialty problems: cardiac surgery; general thoracic surgery; paediatric surgery; neurosurgical emergencies; orthopaedic injuries; genitourinary surgery; gynaecology. Part 4 Common procedures: central venous catheterization; thoracentesis/thoracostomy tube placement; incision and drainage; paracentesis/peritoneal lavage. Part 5 Appendix: Barnes Hospital laboratory reference values; commonly used formulae.