Schwartz's Principles of Surgery

The #1 surgical practice and education resource -- completely updated and now in full-color!Praise for the 8th Edition:"This is an excellent textbook that conveys a complete view of surgery and accomplishes the goals set out by the authors very successfully."--Doody's Review ServiceWritten by the world's foremost practitioners and instructors, this landmark reference logically progresses from basic science principles, including topics such as cells, genomics, and molecular surgery, to clinical areas such as pancreas. From cover to cover, the book reflects a distinctly modern approach in the dissemination of surgical knowledge, providing up-to-date coverage of all key surgical areas, from trauma and transplantation, to neurosurgery. In each chapter, this content is supported by a skill-building format that includes boxed key points, detailed anatomical figures, diagnostic and management algorithms, an abundance of informative tables, and key references.For every kind of procedure, this one-of-a-kind clinical companion helps you meet the sequential demands in the care of surgical patients, leading to the best possible outcomes.

ContributorsForeword, Seymour I. SchwartzPrefacePreface to the First EditionPART I: BASIC CONSIDERATIONS1. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Core Competencies, Thu Ha Liz Lee, David H. Berger, Samir S. Awad, Mary L. Brandt, and F. Charles Brunicardi2. Systematic Response to Injury and Metabolic Support, Badar V. Jan and Stephen F. Lowry3. Fluid adn Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient, G. Tom Shires III4. Hemostatis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion, Ernest A. Gonzalez, Kenneth M. Jastrow, John B. Holcomb, and Rosemary A. Kozar5. Shock, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Andrew B. Peitzman, and Timothy R. Billiar6. Surgical Infections, Greg J. Beilman and David L. Dunn7. Trauma, C. Clay Cothren, Walter L. Biffl, and Ernest E. Moore8. Burns, Fred W. Endorf and Nicole S. Gibran9. Wound Healing, Adrian Barbul and David T. Efron10. Oncology, Funda Meric-Bernstam and Raphael E. Pollock11. Transplantation, Abhinav Humar and David L. Dunn12. Patient Safety, Catherine L. Chen, Mark L. Shapiro, Peter B. Angood, and Martin A. Makary13. Physiologic Monitoring of the Surgical Patient, Louis H. Alarcon14. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotics, and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, John G. Hunter and Blair A. Jobe15. Molecular and Genomic Surgery, Xin-Hua Feng, Xia Lin, and F. Charles BrunicardiPART II: SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS16. The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Patrick Cole, Lior Heller, Jamal Bullocks, Larry H. Hollier, and Samuel Stal17. The Breast, Kelly K. Hunt, Lisa A. Newman, Edward M. Copeland III, nad Kirby I. Bland18. Disorders of the Head and Neck, Richard O. Wein, Rakesh K. Chandra, and Randal S. Weber19. Chest Wall, Lung, Mediastinum, and Pleura, Katie S. Nason, Michael A. Maddaus, and James D. Luketich20. Congenital Heart Disease, Tara B. Karamlou, Karl F. Welke, and Ross M. Ungerleider21. Acquired Heart Disease, Charles F. Schwartz, Gregory A. Crooke, Eugene A. Grossi, and Aubrey C. Galloway22. Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection, Scott A. LeMaire, Kapil Sharma, and Joseph S. Coselli23. Arterial Disease, Peter H. Lin, Panagiotis Kougias, Carlos Bechara, Catherine Cagiannos, Tam T. Huynh, and Changyl J. Chen24. Venous and Lymphatic Disease, Timothy K. Liem and Gregory L. Moneta25. Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia, Blair A. Jobe, John G. Hunter, and Jeffrey H. Peters26. Stomach, Daniel T. Dempsey27. The Surgical Management of Obesity, Bruce Schirmer and Philip R. Schauer28. Small Intestine, Ali Tavakkolizadeh, Edward E. Whang, Stanley W. Ashley, and Michael J. Zinner29. Colon, Rectum, and Anus, Kelli M. Bullard Dunn and David A. Rothenberger30. The Appendix, Bernard M. Jaffe and David H. Berger31. Liver, David A. Geller, John A. Goss, and Allan Tsung32. Gallbladder and the Extrahepatic Biliary System, Margret Oddsdottir, Thai H. Pham, and John G. Hunter33. Pancreas, William E. Fisher, Dana K. Andersen, Richard H. Bell Jr., Ashok K. Saluja, and F. Charles Brunicardi34. Spleen, Adrian E. Park and Carlos D. Godinez Jr.35. Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum, Neal E. Seymour and Robert L. Bell36. Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Janice N. Cormier and Raphael E. Pollock37. Inguinal Hernias, Vadim Sherman, James R. Macho, and F. Charles Brunicardi38. Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal, Geeta Lal and Orlo H. Clark39. Pediatric Surgery, David J. Hackman, Tracy C. Grikscheit, Kasper S. Wang, Kurt D. Newman, and Henri R. Ford40. Urology, Jeffrey La Rochelle, Brian Shuch, and Arie Belldegrun41. Gynecology, Joanna M. Cain, Wafic M. Elmasri, Tom Gregory, and Elisa C. Kohn42. Neurosurgery, Michael L. Smith, Joel A. Bauman, and M. Sean Grady43. Orthopedic Surgery, Michael H. Heggeness, Francis H. Gannon, Jacob Weinberg, Peleg Ben-Galim, and Charles A. Reitman44. Surgery of the Hand and Wrist, Scott D. Lifchez and Subhro K. Sen45. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Joseph E. Losee, Michael Gimbel, J. Peter Rubin, Christopher G. Wallace, and Fu-Chan Wei46. Surgical Considerations in the Elderly, Rosemarie E. Hardin and Michael E. Zenilman47. Anesthesia of the Surgical Patient, Robert S. Dorian48. Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life, Daniel H. Hall, Peter Angelos, Geoffrey P. Dunn, Daniel B. Hinshaw, and Timothy M. Pawlik