ACS Surgery - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0977222624 ISBN 13: 9780977222629

Publisher: WebMD Professional Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

ACS Surgery is the first reference of general surgery to carry the name of the American College of Surgeons. Developed to help practicing surgeons make critical decisions on patient care, it is an evidence-based reference of surgical best practices from leaders in the field.

An extraordinary resource, ACS Surgery combines the most current information in surgery with practical advice and time-saving convenience.

New in the 6th Edition

Evidence-Based Surgery – an important new chapter that discusses the profound impact that evidence-based medicine is having on current surgical practice

Benchmarking Surgical Outcomes – another key chapter that describes current efforts to obtain comprehensive and accurate information about surgical outcomes

New section on ‘Care in Special Situations’ has been incorporated into the 6th edition and includes chapters on ‘The Elderly Surgical Patient’; ‘The Pediatric Surgical Patient’; ‘The Pregnant Surgical Patient’; ‘Urologic Considerations for the General Surgeon’ and ‘Gynecologic Considerations for the General Surgeon’

Expanded Thorax Section – New chapters added on common thoracic problems, such as Cough and Hemoptysis; Pleural Effusion and Solitary Pulmanary Nodules; as well as common techniques including Mediastinal Procedures; Pericardial Procedures; Diaphragmatic Procedures’ Decortication and Pleurectomy and Pulmonary Resection

About this title

About the Author

Wiley W. Souba, MD, ScD, FACS Penn State College of Medicine Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Mitchell P. Fink, MD, FACS University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Gregory J. Jurkovich, MD, FACS University of Washington School of Medicine

Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

William H. Pearce, MD, FACS Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

John H. Pemberton, MD, FACS Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, FACS Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Synopsis

"ACS Surgery, 6th Edition", the official reference of the American College of Surgeons, covers the major subspecialties of surgery and provides information on the latest procedures, guidelines for surgical decision-making, and new standards of performance. "ACS Surgery" is currently available in four formats: a single-volume bound book, a quarterly CD-ROM, an annual CD-ROM, and online. The online version and the quarterly CD-ROM are sold by one-year subscription. Institutional online licensing programs are available.

Edition details

• Publisher: WebMD Professional Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0977222624
• ISBN 13: 9780977222629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 2000
• Editor: Fink Mitchell P., Jurkovich Gregory J., Kaiser Larry R., Pearce William H., Pemberton John H., Soper Nathaniel J.