Clinical Surgery Book

	Contributors
	Preface
	List of abbreviations
Pt. 1	Clinical Skills and Investigations
1	History-taking and Physical Examination	1
2	Basic Clinical Procedures	32
3	Principles of Investigation	49
Pt. 2	Perioperative Care
4	Assessment of Patients for Surgery and Preoperative Medical Management	62
5	Prophylaxis	71
6	Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products	79
7	Surgical Infection	89
8	Pain Relief	101
9	Complications following Surgery	109
10	Rehabilitation	120
Pt. 3	The Management of Acute Surgical Illness and Trauma
11	Hypoxic States and Airway Obstruction	127
12	Haemorrhage, Hypovolaemia and Shock	136
13	Fluids, Electrolytes, pH Balance and Nutrition	148
14	Acute Renal Failure	159
15	The Acute Abdomen	166
16	Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome	181
17	Initial Management of the Severely Injured Patient	188
18	Head Injury	195
19	Abdominal Trauma	210
20	Chest Trauma	224
21	Musculoskeletal Trauma	230
22	Soft-tissue Trauma	248
23	Burns	254
Pt. 4	General Surgery
24	Disorders of the Abdominal Wall	269
25	Disorders of the Oesophagus	276
26	Disorders of the Stomach and Duodenum	301
27	Disorders of the Liver	325
28	Disorders of the Biliary Tract	343
29	Disorders of the Pancreas	361
30	Disorders of the Spleen	379
31	Disorders of the Small Intestine and Vermiform Appendix	386
32	Disorders of the Colon and Rectum	407
33	Disorders of the Breast	428
34	Disorders of the Endocrine Glands	441
35	Salivary Glands	456
36	Skin and Adnexae	464
Pt. 5	Specialist Surgery
37	Cardiovascular Disorders	481
38	Pulmonary Disorders	548
39	Genitourinary Disorders	576
40	Neurosurgical Disorders	619
41	Musculoskeletal Disorders	641
42	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	677
43	Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders	713
44	Ophthalmic Disorders	742
45	Principles of Transplantation	759
46	Surgical Conditions in Neonates, Infants and Children	771
	Index	793