editor-in-chief, F. Charles Brunicardi ; associate editors, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billiar, David L. Dunn, John G. Hunter, Lillian S. Kao, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Raphael E. Pollock.
Revised edition of: Schwartz's principles of surgery / F. Charles Brunicardi, editor-in-chief. Tenth edition. [2015].
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Basic considerations. Leadership in surgery -- Systemic response to injury and metabolic support -- Fluid and electrolyte management of the surgical patient -- Hemostasis, surgical bleeding, and transfusion -- Shock -- Surgical infections -- Trauma -- Burns -- Wound healing -- Oncology -- Transplantation -- Quality, patient safety, assessments of care, and complications -- Physiologic monitoring of the surgical patient -- Minimally invasive surgery, robotics, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, and single-incision laparoscopic surgery -- Molecular biology, the atomic theory of disease, and precision surgery -- Part II: Specific considerations. The skin and subcutaneous tissue -- The breast -- Disorders of the head and neck -- Chest wall, lung, mediastinum, and pleura -- Congenital heart disease -- Acquired heart disease -- Thoracic aneurysms and aortic dissection -- Arterial disease -- Venous and lymphatic disease -- Esophagus and diaphragmatic hernia -- Stomach -- The surgical management of obesity -- Small intestine -- Colon, rectum, and anus -- The appendix -- Liver -- Gallbladder and the extrahepatic biliary system -- Pancreas -- The spleen -- Abdominal wall, omentum, mesentery, and retroperitoneum -- Soft tissue sarcomas -- Inguinal hernias -- Thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal -- Pediatric surgery -- Urology -- Gynecology -- Neurosurgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Surgery of the hand and wrist -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Anesthesia for surgical patients -- Surgical considerations in older adults -- Ethics, palliative care, and care at the end of life -- Global surgery -- Optimizing perioperative care: enhanced recovery and chinese medicine -- Understanding, evaluating, and using evidence for surgical practice -- Ambulatory surgery -- Skills and simulation -- Web-based education and implications of social media