Product Description

Thoroughly revised with a wide range of new topics, presentations, and a new layout to aid quick reference, the new edition of this bestselling Oxford Handbook serves as an accessible pocket reference for junior surgical trainees, medical students, nursing, paramedical and rehabilitation staff. It covers the assessment and preparation of the patient, anaesthesia and critical care, inflammation, wound healing and infection, and the key components of general surgical practice as well as chapters on other surgical specialties, including plastic, paediatric and orthopaedic surgery. There are step by step descriptions of common operative surgical techniques, practical hints and procedures, and information on signs, symptoms and rarities. Emergency presentations are clearly identified for rapid reference and investigations and management plans are set out in a clear and easy to follow way. Surgically relevant anatomy and physiology is provided for each area, quick reference symbols ensure the reader is guided to key facts and there is an increased focus on evidence-based practice throughout. A cut above the rest, this is the essential guide to clinical surgery and the surgical specialities.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7055 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 664 pages

Review
...succeeds as an efficient study companion...perfect for last-minute cramming. (ICSM Gazette )

...provides a succinct surgical guide for junior residents and medical students...the book is a needed addition to the surgical literature. (Doody's Notes )

Glasgow University Medical Journal, Vol 73, 3
"In short it's a little surgical gem."

Glasgow University Medical Journal, Vol 73, 3
"In short it's a little surgical gem."

Customer Reviews

Great for undergraduate students
The most important thing to realise about this book is that it is ideal for medical students on their general surgery rotations. It covers everything a student needs to know about general surgery in succinct detail. It is a little lacking in anatomy / diagrams but that is what Gray's is for! I'm not surprised the MRCS types are disappointed as it seems to be pitched below that level. However, it is great for me (5th year medical student at Birmingham University) and I use it as a main textbook as it summarises all the knowledge from larger books, such as "Principles and Practice of Surgery", without a lot of the unnecessary detail that is only needed later on in surgical training. Definately one of the best oxford handbooks.

Don't be fooled
The title of this book tricks you into thinking that it covers what you need to know for the operative surgery part of the MRCS. Unfortunately it doesn't. It's essentially a general surgery textbook - like a compact version of Lecture Notes on General Surgery. It does NOT cover ANY anatomy or surgical technique (in contrast to the very good but extremely out of date Oxford Handbook of OPERATIVE Surgery). To be honest I would stick with Last's Anatomy and Essential Basic Surgical Operations for anatomy and operative surgery. The "general facts" - you know, stuff like definition/prevalence/prognosis etc etc - is covered here quite well but is better done in the Pastest Core and Systems books which you probably already read for the written papers.

Concise and very reader friendly
I bought this for my foundation training rotations in Surgery and orthopaedics, mostly to get an overview of general surgery and surgical specialities; I must say that I love this book. It is not only concise and succinct; it is very reader friendly. It has been updated to take into account evidence based practice. The revision includes new information on the assessment and preparation of the patient, anaesthesia, critical care, the key components of general surgery and surgical specialities. Because it is so reader friendly( by this I mean that it is not cluttered or busy(like OHCS/OHCM) each topic is on one page or two pages with marginal space for notes and easy on the eyes) it is enjoyable to read and makes the ideal book to have in your pocket or handbag. It is also great for quick reference when on call. It has web links and includes surgically relevant anatomy and physiology. It is not as colourful as OHCM, but written with two colours -blue and black. It is a pleasure to read this book, and worth the upgrade if you have an older edition. I strongly recommend it to all junior doctors and medical students.