Pocketbook of Surgery
- 6th Edition - May 28, 2024
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Authors: Michael S. Delbridge, Wissam Al-Jundi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 6 2 4 - 8
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 5 7 9 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 6 4 1 - 5
This quick reference guide for medical students and junior doctors is essential during surgery rotations.Churchill’s Pocketbook of Surgery covers the fundamental principl… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis quick reference guide for medical students and junior doctors is essential during surgery rotations.
Churchill’s Pocketbook of Surgery covers the fundamental principles of all the major surgical specialties including aetiology, diagnosis and management, pre-operative and post-operative care. It includes an overview of important considerations such as consent, clinical audit, common operations, and provides a checklist of emergency situations.
Fully updated, succinct and clearly structured, this is a must-have book that you will return to time and again.
Churchill’s Pocketbook of Surgery covers the fundamental principles of all the major surgical specialties including aetiology, diagnosis and management, pre-operative and post-operative care. It includes an overview of important considerations such as consent, clinical audit, common operations, and provides a checklist of emergency situations.
Fully updated, succinct and clearly structured, this is a must-have book that you will return to time and again.
- New chapter on the heart and thoracic great vessels
- Updated content on new surgical approaches and minimally invasive surgery
- Shock chapter has been updated to reflect the tenth edition of ATLS
- Introductory chapter on consent, medicolegal issues, statistics and clinical audit
- New colour illustrations throughout
- Small, portable format – refer to it during your surgical rounds
- Succinct text and clearly structured – easy to navigate for doctors on the go
- Covers all the major surgical specialties
- Provides an overview of history-taking, relevant physical signs, differential diagnosis, investigations and practical treatment
- Outlines common operations such as appendicectomy and thyroidectomy
- Checklist of emergency situations for quick reference
- Hints and tips throughout
- An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
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- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Terms and Definitions
- Terms
- Some Important Definitions
- Biochemical Values
- Venous Blood: Adult Reference Values
- Haematological Values
- Emergencies
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Surgery
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Approach to the Patient
- Taking a History
- Examination of a Lump
- Examination of an Ulcer
- Classification of Disease
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Clinical Governance in Surgical Practice
- Clinical Audit
- Medicolegal Issues
- Consent
- Breaking Bad News
- Death and the Certification of Death
- Bereavement Counselling
- Chapter 2. An Introduction to Surgical Techniques and Practical Procedures
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Surgical Incisions
- Sutures
- Drains
- Stomas (-Ostomies)
- Local Anaesthesia
- Tourniquets
- Diathermy
- Laser
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Venous Access
- Central Venous Catheterisation – Internal Jugular Vein
- Blood Gas Sampling
- Urinary Catheterisation (Male)
- Chapter 3. Investigative Procedures
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Conventional Radiology
- Ultrasonography
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Computerised Tomography (CT)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Mammography
- Radioisotope Scanning
- Endoscopy
- Use of Endoscopes
- Tissue Diagnosis
- Interventional Radiology
- Chapter 4. Shock and Trauma
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Shock
- Trauma
- Chapter 5. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Preoperative Preparation
- Postoperative Care
- Conditions Affecting Surgical Risk
- American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Classification of Physical Status (ASA Grading)
- Postoperative Complications
- Postoperative Pyrexia
- Postoperative Pain Relief
- Blood Transfusion
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Nutritional Support
- Chapter 6. Infection and Surgery
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Principles of Wound Management
- Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (Incorporating Nice Guidelines 2008)
- Antibiotics in Surgery
- Surgical Infections
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Infection and the Surgeon
- Chapter 7. Management of Malignant Disease
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Screening
- Premalignant Conditions
- General Symptoms and Signs of Malignant Disease
- Staging and Grading of Cancer
- Diagnostic Procedures
- Tumour Markers
- The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Meeting
- Treatment of Cancer
- Palliative Care
- Chapter 8. Head, Neck and Otorhinolaryngology
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Scalp and Facial Swellings
- Neck Swellings
- Oral Disorders
- Voice and Swallowing Disorders
- Carcinoma of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
- Disorders of the Ear
- Disorders of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
- ENT Emergencies
- Chapter 9. Thorax
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Pleura and Lungs
- Mediastinum
- Chapter 10. The Heart and Thoracic Great Vessels
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Heart and Great Vessels
- Chapter 11. Breast
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- The Assessment of Breast Disease – Triple Assessment
- Carcinoma of the Breast
- Congenital Disorders of the Breast
- Aberrations of Normal Development and Involution
- Other Benign Conditions of the Breast
- Chapter 12. Endocrine Surgery
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid
- Adrenal Gland
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
- Chapter 13. Abdominal Wall and Hernia
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Herniae
- Swellings in the Groin and Scrotum
- Other Conditions of the Abdominal Wall
- Chapter 14. Acute Abdomen
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Basic Principles
- Medical Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain
- Peritonitis
- Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
- Chapter 15. Alimentary Tract
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Oesophagus
- Stomach and Duodenum
- Conditions of the Small Bowel
- Tumours of the Small Intestine
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Appendicitis
- Conditions of the Colon, Rectum and Anus
- Anal Conditions
- Rectal Bleeding
- Liver
- Extrahepatic Biliary System
- Pancreas
- Spleen
- Chapter 16. Vascular Surgery
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Arterial
- Amputations
- Venous Disorders
- Lymphoedema
- Vascular Trauma
- Chapter 17. Urology
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Taking a Urological History
- Urological Investigations
- Congenital Disorders of the Urinary Tract
- Stone Disease
- Obstructive Uropathy
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Urethral Strictures
- Urinary Retention
- Tumours of the Renal Tract
- Prostate
- Testes and Epididymis
- Penis
- Chapter 18. Orthopaedics
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Fractures
- Spinal Trauma
- Pelvic Fractures
- Injuries to the Lower Limb
- Injuries to the Upper Limb
- Conditions of Joints
- Arthroplasty
- Conditions of Menisci, Ligaments, Tendons, Capsules and Bursae
- Miscellaneous Conditions of the Limbs
- Infection of Bones and Joints
- Bone Tumours
- Backache
- Metabolic Bone Disease
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Chapter 19. Neurosurgery
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Head Injury
- Intracranial Tumours
- Pituitary Tumours
- Spinal Tumours
- Intracranial Vascular Lesions
- Hydrocephalus
- CNS Bacterial Infections
- Postoperative Complications in Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgical Procedures for Pain Relief
- Brainstem Death
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Chapter 20. Plastic Surgery and Skin
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- The Reconstructive Ladder (Figure 20.1)
- Providing Skin Cover
- Burns
- Hand Injuries
- Hand Infections
- Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgery
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Skin and Soft Tissue
- Disorders of the Nails
- Lesions of Vascular Origin
- Chapter 21. Paediatric Surgery
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Alimentary Tract Emergencies in the Newborn
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Alimentary Tract Problems in Older Infants and Children
- Chronic and Recurrent Abdominal Pain
- Infants with Jaundice
- Abdominal Masses in Childhood
- Abdominal Malignancies in Childhood
- Rectal Bleeding in Children
- Neck Lumps in Children
- Chapter 22. Organ and Tissue Transplantation
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- CLASSIFICATION
- ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS
- ORGAN PRESERVATION
- SITTING OF THE TRANSPLANT
- REJECTION
- IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
- SPECIFIC ORGANS
- GENERAL COMPLICATIONS
- Chapter 23. Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- CHAPTER OUTLINE
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Ovarian Disease
- Endometriosis
- Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyoma)
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Abdominal Trauma in Pregnancy
- Index
- Confidence is ClinicalKey
- Edition: 6
- Published: May 28, 2024
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- No. of pages: 592
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323936248
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323935791
- eBook ISBN: 9780323936415
MD
Michael S. Delbridge
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UKWA
Wissam Al-Jundi
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, 1 Edith Cavell Close, Norwich, UK