Table of Contents:PART IBasic Considerations1.The Systemic Response to Injury2.Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient3.Hemostatis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion4.Shock5. Surgical Infections6.Trauma7. Burns8.Wound Care and Wound Healing9.Oncology10. Immunology of Transplantation11.Surgical Complications12.Physiologic Monitoring 13.Genomics and Gene Therapy14.Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Part IISpecific Considerations15.Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 16.Breast 17.Tumors of the Head and Neck18.Chest Wall, Pleura, Lung and Mediastinum19.Congenital Heart Disease20.Acquired Heart Disease21.Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection22.Arterial Disease23.Venous and Lymphatic Disease24.Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease25.Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia26.Stomach27.Small Intestine28.Colon, Rectum, and Anus29.The Appendix30.Liver31.Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System32.Pancreas33.Spleen34.Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum35.Abdominal Wall Hernias36.Pituitary and Adrenal37.Thyroid and Parathyroid38.Pediatric Surgery39.Urology40.Gynecology41.Neurosurgery42.Orthopaedics43.Surgery of the Hand44.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

About the Author

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD
DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman
Michael E. DeBakey, Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Timothy R. Billiar, MD
George Vance Foster
Professor and Chairman of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD
Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota

John G. Hunter, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD
Head, Division of Surgery
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgical Oncology
Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr. Distinguished Chair
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas