Medical management of the surgical patient
Subtitle: a textbook of perioperative medicine
By: edited by Michael F. Lubin ; editor-in-chef, Robert B. Smith III ... [et al.].
Contributors: Lubin, Michael F., 1947-; Smith, Robert B., 1933-
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 813
ISBN-13: 9780521828000
Subjects: Surgery -- Complications; Diseases -- Complications; Therapeutics, Surgical; Intraoperative Care; Intraoperative Complications; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Complications; Surgical Procedures, Operative
Description: This comprehensive textbook, now fully revised, rewritten and up-dated in its fourth edition, provides an authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients. All areas of medical disease are discussed with clear recommendations for work up and management in the perioperative period. Basic discussions of surgical procedures are included to help non-surgeons understand the procedures and their implications for patient care. This definitive account includes numerous contributions from leading experts at national centers of medical excellence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Medical management. Cardiology. Hypertension. Pulmonary. Gastroenterology. Hematology. Infectious disease. Renal disease.  Endocrinology. Rheumatology. Neurology. Surgery in the elderly. Obesity. Psychiatric disorders. Peripartum patients; title: Surgical procedures and their complications. General surgery. Cardiothoracic surgery. Vascular surgery. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Gynecologic surgery. Neurologic surgery. Ophthalmic surgery. Orthopedic surgery. Otolaryngologic surgery. Urologic surgery.