Product Description

Paediatric Surgery offers a thorough, practical overview of the subject as well as detailed information about a wide variety of unusual and unfamiliar conditions. It is aimed at both paediatric and general surgeons in training as well as clinical nurse specialists who want concise knowledge whilst in day-to-day practice, and is an invaluable revision tool for both MRCS and FRCS (Paediatrics) post-graduate exams. It will also appeal to more experienced surgeons who want a simple, up-to-date refresher about the topic. Content is structured by presentation, to help with problem-solving and diagnosis, but also combines information of the pathology involved, and descriptions of the relevant operative surgery. More detail is given to techniques likely to be performed by the surgeon-in-training, compared to more complex procedures where only the principles are given in order to aid participation rather than actual practice. Contributory chapters are written by UK consultants who have a recognised interest and expertise in their field with a clear message to be didactic, pragmatic and practical.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #328584 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 476 pages

Review
The two editors, Professors Davenport and Pierro, are to be congratulated on producing...a most welcome addition to the series of Oxford Specialist Handbooks...I wish it every success. (From the foreword by David Drake, President of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (2008-2010) )

Customer Reviews

Oxford Handbook of Misprints
The Oxford Handbook series is well known for being a concise source of up to date practical information. Sadly, this latest book is not.

Officially endorsed by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, I was hoping that it would be primarily a "how to" book, with good advice on how to manage ill children with surgical conditions in A+E, outpatients and on the wards. Given the specialist nature of paediatric surgery, and given the reduction in training opportunities in the UK, a book that covers common conditions, differential diagnoses and outlines a safe management strategy (if A, then do B, C and D, and think about E) would be very useful.

Unfortunately this handbook is more like an abbreviated standard textbook, with much less useful information and far more misprints. Some are irritating, others more worrying: in the trauma section for instance, a fluid bolus of 20ml/kg is advised, contradicting current APLS guidelines for smaller 10ml/kg boluses. The current guidelines were published in 2005.

There is a small section on common operations but these are oddly chosen and do not contain enough detail/diagrams to allow a relative novice to perform the operation.

Overall, some chapters are better then others, and there are some useful pearls of knowledge, but ultimately I am not sure who this book would suit. It is too sketchy for medical students (I always advise the excellent Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management), lacking in detail for specialty trainees in paediatric surgery and does not contain enough practical information for those 3am-what-do-I-do-now? moments. I would strongly advise skimming through a copy to evaluate it yourself before buying.