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Pocketbook of Surgery,

Edition 6

Editors: By Michael S. Delbridge, MB ChB(Hons) MD FRCS (Vascular) and Wissam Al-Jundi, MBBS, MSc, MEd, MBA, FRCS (CCST)

Publication Date: 03 Sep 2024

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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.

Key Features

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 surgical rounds
Succinct text and clearly structured – easy to navigate for doctors on the go
Covers all the major surgical specialties
Provides an overview of history-taking, relevant physical signs, differential diagnosis, investigations and practical treatment
Outlines common operations such as appendicectomy and thyroidectomy
Checklist of emergency situations for quick reference
Hints and tips throughout
An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

About the author

By Michael S. Delbridge, MB ChB(Hons) MD FRCS (Vascular), Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK and Wissam Al-Jundi, MBBS, MSc, MEd, MBA, FRCS (CCST), Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, 1 Edith Cavell Close, Norwich, UK

1. Introduction to Surgery
2. An Introduction to Surgical Techniques and Practical Procedures
3. Investigative Procedures
4. Shock and Trauma
5. Preoperative and Postoperative Care
6. Infection and Surgery
7. Management of Malignant Disease
8. Head, Neck and Otorhinolaryngology
9. Thorax
10. The Heart and Thoracic Great Vessels
11. Breast
12. Endocrine Surgery
13. Abdominal Wall and Hernia
14. Acute Abdomen
15. Alimentary Tract
16. Vascular Surgery
17. Urology
18. Orthopaedics
19. Neurosurgery
20. Plastic Surgery and Skin
21. Paediatric Surgery
22. Organ and Tissue Transplantation
23. Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Book Reviews

"...provide a concise, didactic description of features of common surgical disorders in order to improve examinations in hospitals and clinics.... This is a book for students and for postgraduates studying for their MRCS examination,... [It] is abundantly well-suited for its intended audience.... divided into 23 chapters, following a logical progression from "Introduction to Surgery" and several chapters about general topics into specific areas such as Breast, Endocrine Surgery, and several of the surgical subspecialties such as Orthopedics,... [a] great assistance to its primary audience." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA, MFA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics) Doody's Score: 90, 4 Stars!

ISBN: 9780323935791

Page Count: 592

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