Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Featured Resource: ACS Surgery

An official American College of Surgeons publication, ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice offers authoritative recommendations on current surgical care from over 200 master surgeons. Organized in a "body-system" format, ACS Surgery "thinks like a surgeon," guiding users quickly to trustworthy recommendations to aid in surgical decision making. Continually updated with the latest standards of technique and practice, ACS Surgery includes more than 100 decision-making algorithms and over 1,500 drawings, graphs, and photos.
    Sections include:
  • Elements of Contemporary Practice
  • Basic Surgical and Perioperative Considerations
  • Head and Neck
  • Breast, Skin, and Soft Tissue
  • Thorax
  • Alimentary Tract and Abdomen
  • Vascular System
  • Trauma and Thermal Injury
  • Critical Care
  • Care in Special Situations
  • Normal Laboratory Values

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