The Mont Reid surgical handbook

Part I: Perioperative care. Surgical history and physical examination -- Fluids and electrolytes -- Nutrition -- Wound healing -- Surgical risk assessment -- Suture types, needle types, and instruments -- Part II: Anesthesia. Local anesthesia -- Conscious sedation -- Part III: Surgical critical care. Surgical infection -- Hemorrhage and coagulation -- Shock -- Cardiopulmonary monitoring -- Mechanical ventilation -- Part IV: Trauma surgery. Primary and secondary survey -- Abdominal trauma -- Thoracic trauma -- Extremity trauma -- Burns -- Neurosurgical emergencies -- Part V: Gastrointestinal surgery. Acute abdomen -- Abdominal wall hernias -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Intestinal obstruction -- Peptic ulcer disease -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Benign colorectal disease -- Appendix -- Benign pancreatic disease -- Bariatric surgery -- Part VI: Surgical oncology. Tumor biology, syndromes, and genetic mutations -- Head and neck malignancy -- Esophageal malignancy -- Gastric malignancy -- Small bowel malignancy -- Malignant colorectal and perianal disease -- Malignant pancreas disease -- Diseases of the breast -- Malignant skin lesions -- Part VI: Hepatobiliary surgery. Malignant gallbladder and biliary tree -- Liver tumors -- Part VIII: Transplant surgery. Renal transplantation -- Liver transplantation -- Pancreas transplantation -- Part IX: Endocrine surgery. Thyroid -- Parathyroid -- Adrenal gland -- Neuroendocrine tumors -- Part X: Vascular surgery. Thromboembolic disease -- Aneurysms -- Peripheral vascular disease -- Carotid disease -- Mesenteric ischemia -- Dialysis access -- Diabetic patient -- Part XI: Dardiothoracic surgery. Benign tumors of the lung -- Malignant tumors of the lung -- Thymus and mediastinal tumors -- Cardiac surgery -- Cardiac transplantation -- Part XII: Surgical subspecialties. General pediatric surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Plastic surgery: breast reconstruction -- Part XIII: Future of surgery. Robotics and new surgical technologies -- Part XIV: Procedures. -- Part XV: Rapid references.

Essential reading for residents and medical students, this popular handbook is a must-have resource for convenient, quick access to information on managing common surgical problems. Written by current surgery residents at the University of Cincinnati, the completely updated 7th Edition focuses on the surgical treatments, guidelines, procedures, and topics you need to know - both in print and online.