Using a proven, practical, algorithmic approach, Surgical Decision Making summarizes evidence-based guidelines and practice protocols in an easy-to-follow format. Designed to sharpen the decision-making skills of both trainees and practicing surgeons, the 6th Edition directs your focus to the critical decision points in a wide range of clinical scenarios, helping you determine optimal evaluation and management to secure the best possible patient outcomes. Algorithms are accompanied by annotations that explain all critical factors affecting decisions in a concise, readable manner.
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<li>Reflects the scope of practice of today’s general surgeon, with fresh, expert perspectives from new editor Dr. Richard Schulick and numerous new contributors.</li>
<li>Contains 58 new chapters and thoroughly revised content throughout.</li>
<li>Includes new coverage of Preoperative Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient, Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasm, Familial Breast Cancer, Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta, Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury, and much more.</li>
<li>Uses an easy-to-follow, consistent format, with an algorithm on one page and short descriptions explaining the various steps in the decision-making process on the opposite page.</li>
<li>Includes explanatory notes that summarize presenting signs and symptoms, laboratory investigation, diagnostic modalities, surgical therapies, and adjuvant therapies for each condition.</li>
<li>Encompasses both general surgery and surgical subspecialties―helping you directly manage a broad range of problems. </li>
<li>Emphasizes information that frequently appears on board exams.</li>
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li>
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Surgical Decision Making

Medical Books

McIntyre MD FACS, Robert C.

Schulick MD, Richard D.

Medicine

Elsevier, Inc

Surgical Decision Making serves surgeons and medical students by providing a summary of the latest diagnostic and treatment methods for most ailments treated by surgical intervention. Although the primary emphasis is on general surgery, this resource offers strategy for management of surgical cases as well as problem solving technique. The authors also cover the sequencing of laboratory tests to provide the most efficient, cost-effective outcomes with the least delay.<li>Includes general surgery and common specialty surgical conditions such as gynecology, obstetrics, orthopedics, pediatrics, and more</li>Work-up algorithms provide readers with sequencing logic for myriad conditions<li>Provides information on advances in ultrasound, and angiographic and endoscopicdiagnostic techniques</li>Puts the treatment options involving minimal access surgery into the current therapeutic and diagnostic perspective<li>All new algorithms for more than 130 problems</li>

Norton MD, Lawrence W.

Van Stiegmann MD, Gregory

Eiseman MD, Ben

Saunders

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