| This edition | ISBN-10: 0-07-154769-X ISBN-13: 978-007-154769-7 |
The #1 surgical practice and education resource -- completely updated and now in full-color! Praise for the 8th Edition: "This is an excellent textbook that conveys a complete view of surgery and accomplishes the goals set out by the authors very successfully."--Doody's Review Service Written by the world's foremost practitioners and instructors, this landmark reference logically progresses from basic science principles, including topics such as cells, genomics, and molecular surgery, to clinical areas such as pancreas. From cover to cover, the book reflects a distinctly modern approach in the dissemination of surgical knowledge, providing up-to-date coverage of all key surgical areas, from trauma and transplantation, to neurosurgery. In each chapter, this content is supported by a skill-building format that includes boxed key points, detailed anatomical figures, diagnostic and management algorithms, an abundance of informative tables, and key references. For every kind of procedure, this one-of-a-kind clinical companion helps you meet the sequential demands in the care of surgical patients, leading to the best possible outcomes. NEW TO THIS EDITION: - Full color design for easier navigation
- 2 new chapters: “Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Core Competencies,” examines the six areas designated as critical for general surgery resident training and “Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life,” offers an overview of biomedical ethics, and surveys specific issues in surgical and professional ethics, the general principles and considerations of palliative care, and care at the end of life
- Greater focus on evidence-based medicine with highlighted references in each chapter and separate key reference list
- Increased number of treatment and diagnostic algorithms
- Key points in every chapter
- International advisory board comprising renowned surgeons contributes important regional feedback on content and curricula
- Companion DVD of surgical video clips
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| Title | SCHWARTZ'S PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY, NINTH EDITION |
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| Author | F. Charles Brunicardi Dana K. Andersen Timothy R. Billiar
Editor-in-Chief F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Associate Editors: Dana K. Andersen, MD, FACS Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Surgeon-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD Timothy R. Billiar, MD, FACS George Vance Foster Professor and Chairman of Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PADavid L. Dunn, MD, PhD, FACS Vice President for Health Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, NYJohn G. Hunter, MD, FACS Mackenzie Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, ORJeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS Dallas B. Phemister Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, ILRaphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS Head, Divisin of Surgery, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgical Oncology, Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr., Distinguished Chair, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Publisher | THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES |
| Copyright | 2010 |
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| Edition | 9 |
| ISBN-10 | 0-07-154769-X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-007-154769-7 |
| Weight | 9.67 lbs |
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| Height | 11.20 |
| Width | 8.70 |
| Thickness | 2.83 |
| Pages | 1888 |
| Library Codes | LC#: 2008044963 |
| Price | Your cost is $179.00 less 10% = $161.10 |
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