This quick reference guide for medical students and junior doctors is essential during surgery rotations.
Churchill''s Pocketbook of Surgery covers the fundamental principles of all the major surgical specialties including aetiology, diagnosis and management, pre-operative and post-operative care. It includes an overview of important considerations such as consent, clinical audit, common operations, and provides a checklist of emergency situations.
Fully updated, succinct and clearly structured, this is a must-have book that you will return to time and again.
- New chapter on the heart and thoracic great vessels
- Updated content on new surgical approaches and minimally invasive surgery
- Shock chapter has been updated to reflect the tenth edition of ATLS
- Introductory chapter on consent, medicolegal issues, statistics and clinical audit
- New colour illustrations throughout
- Small, portable format - refer to it during your surg
