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Schwartz's principles of surgery.

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2019]

2 volumes (xxii, 2195, I-96 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Eleventh edition / editor-in-chief, F. Charles Brunicardi ; associate editors, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billiar, David L. Dunn, John G. Hunter, Lillian S. Kao, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Raphael E. Pollock.

Volume 1: -- Part I. Basic considerations: -- 1. Leadership in surgery -- 2. Systemic response to injury -- 3. Fluid and electrolyte management of the surgical patient -- 4. Hemostasis, surgical bleeding, and transfusion -- 5. Shock -- 6. Surgical infections -- 7. Trauma -- 8. Burns -- 9. Wound healing -- 10. Oncology -- 11. Transplantation -- 12. Quality, patient safety, assessments of care, and complications -- 13. Physiologic monitoring of the surgical patient -- 14. Minimally invasive surgery, robotics, natural orifice transluminaL endoscopic surgery, and single-incision laparoscopic surgery -- 15. Molecular biology, the atomic theory of disease, and precision surgery -- Part II. Specific considerations: -- 16. The skin and subcutaneous tissue -- 17. The breast -- 18. Disorders of the head and neck -- 19. Chest wall, lung, mediastinum, and pleura -- 20. Congenital heart disease -- 21. Acquired heart disease -- 22. Thoracic aneurysms and aortic dissection -- 23. Arterial disease -- 24. Venous and lymphatic diseas -- 25. Esophagus and diaphramatic hernia -- 26. Stomach --

Volume 2: -- 27. The surgical management of obesity -- 28. Small intestine -- 29. Colon, rectum, and anus -- 30. The appendix -- 31. Liver -- 32. Gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary system -- 33. Pancreas -- 34. The spleen -- 35. Abdominal wall, omentum, mesentery, and retroperitoneum -- 36. Soft tissue sarcomas -- 37. Inguinal hernias -- 38. Thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal -- 39. Pediatric surgery -- 40. Urology -- 41. Gynecology -- 42. Neurosurgery -- 43. Orthopedic surgery -- 44. Surgery of the hand and wrist -- 45. Plastic and reconstruction surgery -- 46. Anesthesia for surgical patients -- 47. Surgical considerations in older adults -- 48. Ethics, palliative care, and care at the end of life -- 49. Global surgery -- 50. Optimizing perioperative care: enhanced recovery and Chinese medicine -- 51. Understanding, evaluating, and using evidence for surgical practice -- 52. Ambulatory surgery -- 53. Skills and simulation -- 54. Web-based education and implications of social media -- Index.

For half-a-century, no other text has provided such a solid grounding in basic science, anatomy, operative techniques, and more recently, professional development and leadership training, as Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery. Written by the world’s foremost surgeons, this landmark reference offers distinctly modern and all-encompassing coverage of every important topic in general surgery.

Enhanced by a new two volume presentation, the Eleventh Edition has been completely updated and refreshed with an emphasis on state-of-the-art, evidence-based surgical care. You will find an exciting array of new contributors from around the world, new chapters on cutting-edge topics, plus the acclaimed learning aids that make the material easier to understand and memorize. This outstanding content is bolstered by more than 800 photographs and 1,300 line drawings, most in full color, as well as online videos demonstrating key operations. (Publisher)

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