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Medical Management of the Surgical Patientby Michael F. Lubin; Robert B. III Smith; Thomas F. Dodson; Nathan O. Spell; H. Kenneth Walker
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 87.00This comprehensively revised textbook provides an authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients. All areas of medical disease are discussed with clear recommendations for work up and management in the perioperative period. It will serve as a significant work of reference for internists, anesthesiologists and surgeons. more...
Complications in Surgery and Traumaby Stephen M. Cohn
Informa Healthcare 2006; US$ 199.95Focuses on surgical complications. This reference provides practical information on the incidence, management, and avoidance of complications encountered during and after surgical procedures. more...
Surgical Complicationsby Nadey S Hakim; Vassilios E Papalois
World Scientific 2007; US$ 231.40As Professor Owen H Wangensteen, one of the greatest academic surgeons of the 20th century, said: You are a true surgeon from the moment you are able to deal with your complications. Prompt and accurate diagnosis, as well as effective treatment, of surgical complications is one of the most important elements of surgical practice. This is today more important than at any other time, since over the last 20 years we have witnessed the development of new surgical sub-specialties, the performing of complicated operations in very challenging patients, the introduction of new technologies in surgical practice and, last but not least, an increasing interest in monitoring the quality, medico-legal implications, and ethical dimensions of... more...
Perioperative Pain Managementby Felicia Cox
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 83.99The Handbook of Perioperative Pain Management is an up-to-date evidence-based guide to the effective management of perioperative pain even in the most challenging situations. It provides readers with an understanding of the physiology, pharmacology and psychology of acute pain together with guidelines for best practice. Examples of assessment documentation and guidelines for specific patient sub-groups are reproduced throughout the text. more...
Post-operative Complicationsby David J. Leaper; Iain Whitaker
OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 69.95Complications following surgical procedures are not only associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but also add immensely to the psychological burden of the patient and are disappointing for the surgical team. Recent research has led to a greater understanding of the response to surgery and anaesthesia, and great advances have been made in pre-operative preparation with appropriate investigations and pharmacological prophylaxis. These have reduced the incidence of manycomplications, but the risks are impossible to remove completely. This wide-reaching and practical handbook covers all aspects of post-surgical complications. It is divided into two sections: the first covers general complications such as pressure sores, complications... more...
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