Revised and updated by residents and faculty of one of the world's top surgical training programs, The Washington Manual of Surgery, provides reliable guidelines and algorithms for management of surgical diseases.
Incorporates evidence-based medicine into each chapter, so readers can fully understand the reasoning behind the recommendations. Minimally invasive techniques, including endovascular, are incorporated into all relevant anatomical site and disease sections. Coverage of vascular disease has been reorganized into three sections: cerebrovascular disease, thoracoabdominal vascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease.
Key Features
The mobile version and user-friendly outline format ensure fast access to information.
Incorporation of a significant amount of evidence-based medicine into each of the sections.
Increased coverage to evaluate risk factors for new surgical procedures, including bariatric surgery to manage morbid obesity.
Information on initiating "damage-control" surgery to minimize hemorrhage, prevent contamination, and protect patients from further injury.
Increased coverage of minimally invasive surgery for pediatric patients.
All of the sections have been updated to reflect the most current standards of practice in each topic.
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