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Basic Surgical Techniques - Softcover

Kirk, R. M.

 
9780443050657: Basic Surgical Techniques

Synopsis

The new edition of a much respected work, this is a short book of basic surgical techniques. It describes and explains techniques such as knot tying, handling instruments, handling ducts, coping with bleeding. Featuring over 300 clear line drawings, it forms a practical guide to a variety of techniques needed in any surgical practice. There have been many changes in surgical techniques since the last edition, not least of which has been the explosion of interest in minimal access surgery. These developments are covered by the fully updated text. The author is actively involved in the teaching courses at the Royal College of Surgeons. In addition, specialist advisors in orthopaedic and plastic surgery have been brought in to cover the needs of these subspecialists.

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Review

"An excellent primer on operative surgery for the tyro, and good reading for the expert ... strongly recommended" -- Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

"It can be recommended without reservation" -- Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

"Something of a surgical gem" -- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

About the Author

Jerry Kirk has an excellent reputation as an accomplished surgical writer and editor. He has an unparalleled editing style which allows for clear, concise and to-the-point communication. Although fairly advanced in years, he continues to take an extremely active role in both the Royal College of Surgeons and at the Royal Free Hospital, where he is an Emeritus Consultant. He is highly thought of throughout the UK, Europe and developing world, where the "Kirkname" carries a significant weight. He is the author of several other Churchill Livingstone titles, including General Surgical Operations, and Clinical Surgery in General.

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