Pocketbook of Surgery - E-Book, 6th Edition
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.
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
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323936415 |
|---|---|
| Main Author | By Michael S. Delbridge, MB ChB(Hons) MD FRCS (Vascular) and Wissam Al-Jundi, MBBS, MSc, MEd, MBA, FRCS (CCST) |
| Copyright Year | 2025 |
| Edition Number | 6 |
| Format | eBook |
| Imprint | Churchill Livingstone |
| Page Count | 572 |
| Publication Date | 28 May 2024 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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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