Overview

Although there are various official websites and printed guidelines available for the surgical sub-specialties, such as the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), there is currently no central place for these guidelines to be accessed. Current Surgical Guidelines provides such a reference for those embarking on their surgical training, yet is also valuable as an aide-memoire for more senior surgical staff. Summarizing currently available surgical guidelines and clearly presenting them in one concise reference source, the book helps to make surgical practice a well-informed and enjoyable learning experience. The focus of the book is on UK and European guidelines, but it also includes US guidelines where relevant. Current Surgical Guidelines covers the main conditions requiring surgical care, such as breast cancer, critically ill surgical patients, and diverticular disease, focusing on the evidence and selection criteria which determine the best action to take. Recommendations have been graded according to relevant current guidelines and all benefits/risk decision recommendations have been supported by easy-to-digest facts and figures.

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Author:   Abdullah Jibawi (Specialist Registrar in Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK, and Visiting Researcher, University of Oxford, UK) ,  David Cade (Medical Director, Greater Manchester NHS CATS (Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service), Manchester, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 10.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9780199558278

ISBN 10:   0199558272
Pages:   454
Publication Date:   15 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE 1: Principles of evidence-based medicine GENERAL CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT 2: Principles of good surgical practice 3: Principles of admission management 4: Day case surgery 5: Good consent practice 6: Preoperative assessment 7: Perioperative fasting 8: Perioperative medical complications 9: Principles of wound care 10: Preoperative assessment of bleeding risk 11: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) pro-phylaxis 12: Prevention of Infective Endocarditis 13: Principles of blood transfusion 14: Perioperative anticoagulation management 15: Principles of care of critically-ill patients 16: Sepsis and septic shock 17: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery 18: Principles of infection control 19: Principles of pain management 20: Principles of nutritional support OESOPHAGUS 21: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) 22: Ingestion of foreign bodies 23: Achalasia 24: Oesophageal cancer 25: Barrett's oesophagus (columnar-lined oesophagus) 26: Management of oesophageal varices haemorrhage STOMACH AND DUODENUM 27: Peptic Ulcer Disease 28: Gastric cancer 29: Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) 30: Surgery for obesity SMALL BOWEL 31: Acute appendicitis COLORECTAL 32: Constipation in adults 33: Diverticular disease 34: Anal fissures 35: Haemorrhoid disease 36: Colorectal cancer (CRC) PANCREAS 37: Acute pancreatitis 38: Chronic pancreatitis 39: Pancreatic cancer HEPATOBILIARY 40: Gallstone disease 41: Surgical management of liver metastasis 42: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) SPLEEN 43: Prevention of postsplenectomy sepsis (PSS) VASCULAR 44: Chronic limb ischaemia 45: Carotid artery stenosis 46: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) 47: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) BREAST 48: Breast cancer 49: Benign breast diseases ENDOCRINE 50: Thyroid nodules and cancer 51: Surgery for hyperparathyroidism Index

Reviews

The authors are to be commended on compiling such a comprehensive collection of contemporary surgical guidelines and presenting them so clearly that the busy clinician will have no trouble whatsoever in reading and digesting their contents I am certain that I will be referring to my own copy on a very regular basis! Professor N.J. London, Professor of Surgery, University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Vascular/Endocrine Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust ...this book is suitable to be read by all levels of doctors in surgery [and] will be useful as part of preparation for MRCS, both the theory and clinical parts...it also covers a comprehensive syllabus of general surgery and principles of surgery well. From a junior doctor point of view, [the book] will be very useful for day-to-day practice. K. W., surgical SHO at University Hospitals of Leicester

The authors are to be commended on compiling such a comprehensive collection of contemporary surgical guidelines and presenting them so clearly that the busy clinician will have no trouble whatsoever in reading and digesting their contents I am certain that I will be referring to my own copy on a very regular basis! Professor N.J. London, Professor of Surgery, University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Vascular/Endocrine Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust ...this book is suitable to be read by all levels of doctors in surgery [and] will be useful as part of preparation for MRCS, both the theory and clinical parts...it also covers a comprehensive syllabus of general surgery and principles of surgery well. From a junior doctor point of view, [the book] will be very useful for day-to-day practice. K. W., surgical SHO at University Hospitals of Leicester

The authors are to be commended on compiling such a comprehensive collection of contemporary surgical guidelines and presenting them so clearly that the busy clinician will have no trouble whatsoever in reading and digesting their contents I am certain that I will be referring to my own copy on a very regular basis! * Professor N.J. London, Professor of Surgery, University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Vascular/Endocrine Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust * ...this book is suitable to be read by all levels of doctors in surgery [and] will be useful as part of preparation for MRCS, both the theory and clinical parts...it also covers a comprehensive syllabus of general surgery and principles of surgery well. From a junior doctor point of view, [the book] will be very useful for day-to-day practice. * K. W., surgical SHO at University Hospitals of Leicester *

Author Information

Abdullah Jibawi is currently a SpR in surgery at the University Hospitals of Leicester, and a visiting researcher to Oxford University. Born in Damascas, Syria, he trained in general and laparoscopic surgery at Damascus University Hospitals before joining the Merseyside Deanery in the UK. He has been a project manager and researcher in the DOH, and joined the higher surgical training in general and vascular surgery. His special interests include modelling techniques and decision-making processes. David Cade is a senior consultant surgeon with a special interest in colorectal surgery. He qualified from Cambridge and sits on various steering Committees in the Department of Health. He has been interviewed by the BBC for his involvement with the development of a scoring system to detect early bowel cancers based on the Patient Consultation Questionnaire (PCQ) concept. He has also worked as a project executive with the Department of Health.

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