"This edition includes major revisions of many chapters, and entirely new chapters on: Neurosurgery, Weight Management"--Preface.

"ISSN 0894-227."

Approach to the Surgical Patient -- Training, Communication, Professionalism, & Systems-Based Practice -- Preoperative Preparation -- Postoperative Care -- Postoperative Complications -- Wound Healing -- Power Sources in Surgery -- Inflammation, Infection, & Antimicrobial Therapy in Surgery -- Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base Disorders -- Surgical Metabolism & Nutrition -- Anesthesia -- Shock in Surgical Patients -- Acute Pulmonary Failure in Surgical Patients -- Management of the Injured Patient -- Burns & Other Thermal Injuries -- Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery -- Thyroid & Parathyroid -- Breast Disorders -- Thoracic Wall, Pleura, Mediastinum, & Lung -- Acquired Cardiac Disease -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Esophagus & Diaphragm -- The Acute Abdomen -- Peritoneal Cavity -- Stomach & Duodenum -- Liver & Portal Venous System -- Biliary Tract -- Pancreas -- Spleen -- Appendix -- Small Intestine -- Large Intestine -- Anorectum -- Abdominal Wall Hernias -- Adrenals -- Arteries -- Veins & Lymphatics -- Neurosurgery -- The Eye & Ocular Adnexa -- Urology -- Gynecology -- Orthopedic Surgery -- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery -- Hand Surgery -- Pediatric Surgery -- Surgical Weight Management -- Oncology -- Abdominal Organ Transplantation.