CONTENTS
PART 1
SECTION I BASIC CONSIDERATIONS 1
Chapter 1 Fundamental Principles of Leadership Training in Surgery 1
Chapter 2 Systemic Response to Injury and Metabolic Support 10
Chapter 3 Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient 55
Chapter 4 Hemostasis�� Surgical Bleeding�� and Transfusion 74
Chapter 5 Shock 96
Chapter 6 Surgical Infections 121
Chapter 7 Trauma 145
Chapter 8 Burns 209
Chapter 9 Wound Healing 222
Chapter 10 Oncology 250
Chapter 11 Transplantation 299
Chapter 12 Patient Safety 339
Chapter 13 Physiologic Monitoring of the Surgical Patient 364
Chapter 14 Minimally Invasive Surgery�� Robotics�� Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery�� and Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery 375
Chapter 15 Molecular and Genomic Surgery 397
SECTION II SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS 427
Chapter 16 The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 427
Chapter 17 The Breast 446
Chapter 18 Disorders of the Head and Neck 507
Chapter 19 Chest Wall�� Lung�� Mediastinum�� and Pleura 549
Chapter 20 Congenital Heart Disease 639
Chapter 21 Acquired Heart Disease 673
Chapter 22 Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection 718
Chapter 23 Arterial Disease 754
Chapter 24 Venous and Lymphatic Disease 832
Chapter 25 Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia 854
Chapter 26 Stomach 902
Chapter 27 The Surgical Management of Obesity 966
Chapter 28 Small Intestine 1001
Chapter 29 Colon�� Rectum�� and Anus 1038
Chapter 30 The Appendix 1103
Chapter 31 Liver 1119
Chapter 32 Gallbladder and the Extrahepatic Biliary System 1145
Chapter 33 Pancreas 1176
Chapter 34 Spleen 1254
Chapter 35 Abdominal Wall�� Omentum�� Mesentery�� and Retroperitoneum 1277
Chapter 36 Soft Tissue Sarcomas 1292
Chapter 37 Inguinal Hernias 1309
Chapter 38 Thyroid�� Parathyroid�� and Adrenal 1332
Chapter 39 Pediatric Surgery 1409
Chapter 40 Urology 1466
Chapter 41 Gynecology 1486
Chapter 42 Neurosurgery 1522
Chapter 43 Orthopedic Surgery 1570
Chapter 44 Surgery of the Hand and Wrist 1598
Chapter 45 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1638
Chapter 46 Anesthesia for the Surgical Patient 1689
Chapter 47 Surgical Considerations in the Elderly 1712
Chapter 48 Ethics�� Palliative Care�� and Care at the End of Life 1730
Chapter 49 Global Surgery 1742
Appendix Chinese-English Glossary 1762