Chapter 1 Preoperative Anesthetic Assessment of the Surgical Patient
Chapter 2 Wound Healing and Repair
Chapter 3 Breast Cancer
Chapter 4 Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease
Chapter 5 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Chapter 6 Esophageal Cancer
Chapter 7 Peptic Ulcer Disease
Chapter 8 Gastric Cancer
Chapter 9 Obesity Surgery
Chapter 10 Small-Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 11 Appendicitis
Chapter 12 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chapter 13 Diverticular Disease of the Colon
Chapter 14 Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Chapter 15 Anorectal Disease
Chapter 16 Cholelithiasis and Acute Cholecystitis
Chapter 17 Liver Disease: Portal Hypertension
Chapter 18 Pancreatis
Chapter 19 Pancreas Cancer
Chapter 20 Inguinal Hernias
Chapter 21 Carotid Artery Disease
Chapter 22 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Chapter 23 Adrenal Tumors
Chapter 24 Coronary Artery Disease
Chapter 25 Valvular Heart Disease
Chapter 26 Lung Cancer
Chapter 27 Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
Chapter 28 Melanoma
Chapter 29 Burn Injury
Chapter 30 Trauma
Chapter 31 Common Postoperative Complications: Oliguria, Dyspnea, Fever, and
Hypotension
Chapter 32 Pediatric Surgery
Chapter 33 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Appendix 1 Basics of Mechanical Ventilation
Appendix 2 Hemostasis and Coagulation Disorders
Appendix 3 Surgical Nutrition
Index