Schein's Common Sense Prevention and Management of Surgical Complications : For surgeons, residents, lawyers, and even those who never have any complications.

COVER FRONT -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Editors' note -- Preface -- Dedications -- PART I - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Chapter 1 What are complications? Definitions, classification and ruminations -- Chapter 2 Preventing morbidity and mortality (M&amp -- M): general principles -- Chapter 3 Hemostasis and bleeding -- Chapter 4 Postoperative infections -- Chapter 5 The wound, the wound… -- Chapter 6 Leaking gastrointestinal anastomoses -- Section 1. Basic considerations -- Section 2. The esophagus -- Section 3. Stomach and duodenum -- Section 4. Small intestine -- Section 5. Large bowel and rectum -- Chapter 7 Abdominal wall dehiscence -- Chapter 8 Ileus and early postoperative small bowel obstruction (EPSBO) -- Chapter 9 Minimal access surgery -- Chapter 10 Dealing with patients, families, lawyers and yourself -- Chapter 11 The developing ('Third') World -- Chapter 12 Going to the country: the rural situation -- PART II - SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS -- Chapter 13 The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) -- Chapter 14 Colon and rectum (and the humble anus) -- Chapter 15 Hernias -- Chapter 16 The gallbladder and bile ducts -- Chapter 17 The appendix -- Chapter 18 The pancreas -- Chapter 19 The liver -- Chapter 20 The breast -- Chapter 21 The thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands -- Chapter 22 Vascular surgery -- Chapter 23 Bariatric surgery -- Chapter 24 Trauma -- Chapter 25 Pediatric surgery -- Chapter 26 Urology -- Epilogue Lessons learned from surgical complications -- Index -- COVER BACK.

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