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Abernathy's Surgical Secrets

Book • Sixth Edition2009

Edited by:

Alden H. Harken and Ernest E. Moore

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets

Book • Sixth Edition2009

 

Cover for Abernathy's Surgical Secrets

Edited by:

Alden H. Harken and Ernest E. Moore

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The new edition of this leading volume in the Secrets Series® offers the very latest overview of surgical practice. A two-color page layout, question-and-answer approach, and a lis ... read full description

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The new edition of this leading volume in the Secrets Series® offers the very latest overview of surgical practice. A two-color page layout, question-and-answer approach, and a list of the “Top 100 Secrets” in surgery gives you the perfect concise board review or handy clinical reference, while updated coverage throughout equips you with all of the most current and essential knowledge in the field. Valuable pearls, tips, and memory aids make this the perfect resource for a fast surgical review or reference.

The new edition of this leading volume in the Secrets Series® offers the very latest overview of surgical practice. A two-color page layout, question-and-answer approach, and a list of the “Top 100 Secrets” in surgery gives you the perfect concise board review or handy clinical reference, while updated coverage throughout equips you with all of the most current and essential knowledge in the field. Valuable pearls, tips, and memory aids make this the perfect resource for a fast surgical review or reference.

Key Features

  • Uses bulleted lists, tables, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference.
  • Includes pearls, tips, and memory aids, making it perfect as a handy surgical review for board exams or clinical reference.
  • Covers all of today’s most common surgical procedures and techniques.
  • Presents a “Controversies” section in many chapters that highlights the pros and cons of selected procedures and approaches.
  • Features a compact trim size for enhanced portability.
  • Features revisions throughout to provide you with an up-to-date overview of today’s surgical care and practice.
  • Includes new chapters on mechanical ventilation, bariatric surgery, adrenal incidentaloma, mechanical circulatory support, and professionalism, to keep you current.
  • Uses bulleted lists, tables, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference.
  • Includes pearls, tips, and memory aids, making it perfect as a handy surgical review for board exams or clinical reference.
  • Covers all of today’s most common surgical procedures and techniques.
  • Presents a “Controversies” section in many chapters that highlights the pros and cons of selected procedures and approaches.
  • Features a compact trim size for enhanced portability.
  • Features revisions throughout to provide you with an up-to-date overview of today’s surgical care and practice.
  • Includes new chapters on mechanical ventilation, bariatric surgery, adrenal incidentaloma, mechanical circulatory support, and professionalism, to keep you current.

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ISBN

978-0-323-05711-0

Language

English

Published

2009

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Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

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Mosby

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Editors

Alden H. Harken

Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco–East Bay, Oakland, California, Chief of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California

Ernest E. Moore

Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Chief of Surgery and Trauma Services, Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado