Includes index.

1. General Care of the Patient / Nahush A. Mokadam and Jeffrey F. Moley -- 2. Nutrition / Julie A. Margenthaler and Virginia M. Herrmann -- 3. Life Support / Ernest W. Franklin IV and Bradley D. Freeman -- 4. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders / Toby J. Dunn and Timothy G. Buchman -- 5. Hemostasis and Transfusion Therapy / Joseph J. Wizorek, Brian G. Rubin and Morey A. Blinder -- 6. Anesthesia / Douglas W. Green and Richard S. Hotchkiss -- 7. Perioperative Medical Care / Steven Hunt and Bradley D. Freeman -- 8. Vascular Access, Tubes, and Drains / Brice W. McKane, David M. Hovsepian and Surendra Shenoy -- 9. Minimally Invasive Surgery / Robert A. Underwood and Nathaniel J. Soper -- 10. Wound Healing and Care / Sean McLean and Bruce Kraemer -- 11. Critical Care / T. Philip Chung and J. Perren Cobb -- 12. Esophagus / Michael A. Smith, Nathaniel J. Soper and Bryan F. Meyers -- 13. Stomach / Vivek N. Prachand and Mary E. Klingensmith -- 14. Small Intestine / Matthew G. Mutch and David C. Linehan -- 15. Acute Abdominal Pain and Appendicitis / David J. Finlay and Gerard M. Doherty -- 16. Colon, Rectum, and Anus / M. Shane McNevin and Ira J. Kodner -- 17. Pancreas / Keith D. Amos and Jeffrey A. Drebin -- 18. Surgical Diseases of the Liver / Charles M. Vollmer, Jr. and Steven M. Strasberg -- 19. Biliary Surgery / Charles M. Vollmer, Jr. and Steven M. Strasberg -- 20. Spleen / Alliric I. Willis and Jeffrey F. Moley -- 21. Fistulas, Short-Bowel Syndrome, and Bariatric Surgery / Ketan M. Desai and J. Christopher Eagon -- 22. Occlusive Arterial Disease / John A. Curci and Gregorio A. Sicard -- 23. Aneurysmal Arterial Disease / Thelinh Q. Nguyen and Robert W. Thompson -- 24. Endovascular Surgery / Jason K. Lee and Luis A. Sanchez -- 25. Venous Disease, Thromboembolism, and Lymphedema / Louis L. Nguyen and Brian G. Rubin -- 26. Hereditary Tumor Syndromes and Genetic Counseling / John E. Phay and Jeffrey F. Moley -- 27. Endocrine Surgery / Jennifer K. Lowney and Terry C. Lairmore -- 28. Trauma Surgery / John T. Paige and Peter B. Angood -- 29. Transplantation / Craig R. Smith, Jeffrey A. Lowell and Daniel C. Brennan -- 30. Burns / Kim C. Lu and J. Perren Cobb -- 31. Soft-Tissue and Skin Tumors / Ravi K. Veeraswamy, Terry C. Lairmore and Timothy J. Eberlein -- 32. Hernias / Valerie J. Halpin and L. Michael Brunt -- 33. Breast Surgery / Mark S. Cohen, Rebecca L. Aft and Timothy J. Eberlein -- 34. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery / Ravindhra G. Elluru, S. Mark Taylor and Joseph A. Paydarfar / [et al.] -- 35. Plastic and Hand Surgery / Aaron G. Grand, Christopher J. Hussussian and Susan E. Mackinnon -- 36. Cardiac Surgery / Sunil M. Prasad and Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. -- 37. General Thoracic Surgery / Scott I. Reznik and Richard J. Battafarano -- 38. Pediatric Surgery / John E. Mason and Robert K. Minkes -- 39. Neurosurgical Emergencies / James J. Lu and Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. -- 40. Orthopedic Injuries / Mihir Jani and Joseph Borrelli, Jr. -- 41. Urologic Surgery / Robert L. Grubb and Robert S. Figenshau -- 42. Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery / Barbara M. Buttin, David E. Cohn and Thomas J. Herzog -- 43. Common Surgical Procedures / Randall P. Scheri and Gerard M. Doherty -- App. A. Commonly Used Formulas / Randall P. Scheri -- App. B. Barnes-Jewish Hospital Laboratory Values / Randall P. Scheri.