CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery, 16th Edition

The evidence-based, point-of-care information readers need to master the full scope of diseases and disorders most often treated by surgeons


Organized by organ system, Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery begins with the relationship between surgeons and their patients, training and professionalism, preoperative care, postoperative care, and surgical complications. Subsequent chapters cover wound healing, inflammation, infection, antibiotics, fluid and electrolyte management, and surgical metabolism and nutrition.

In addition to sections covering everything from head and neck tumors to hand surgery, this comprehensive resource offers expert coverage on pediatric surgery, oncology, weight management, and organ transplantation.

•  Market: general surgery residents (1, 500); medical students in surgery clerkship (20, 000+); advanced practice providers (NPs and PAs) working in the field of surgery
•  600+ photographs and illustrations
•  Expansive coverage of general surgery and subspecialties, including otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, and urology,
•  Intuitively organized to help readers find answers quickly and easily
•  Detailed treatment algorithms
•  Concise overview of core topics in the general surgery curriculum
•  Hundreds of chapter-ending multiple-choice review questions
•  Updated with the latest research and discoveries