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Burn injuries are recognized as a major health problem worldwide, causing morbidity and mortality in individuals of all ages. Written in the concise, easy-to-navigate Oxford Handbook style, this new book outlines the assessment, management, and rehabilitation of burns patients. With contributions from international experts, this handbook covers all aspects of burn patient care, from first aid to reconstructive techniques and physiotherapy. This new, pocket-sized title is an invaluable resource for all those who come into contact with burns patients, from accident and emergency doctors to allied health professionals, as well as specialists and trainees in burns units. Filling an important niche in the market for an accessible quick-access guide for those first on the scene, The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Burns is a comprehensive and detailed new title on all aspects of burn care.Less

This handbook covers all areas of adult and paediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery, and intensive care, providing rapid, on-the-spot access to practical management advice and succinct overviews of most cardiothoracic procedures.Less

This is an essential revision tool for general surgical trainees preparing for the FRCS examination, and in particular those declaring colorectal surgery as an area of special interest.

This online guide provides the practising day surgery professional with a modern overview of current practice to act as both a reference and a practical guide to everyday challenges.

Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery serves as a detailed, evidence-based guide to benign and malignant oesophageal and gastric surgery, covering in a practical and accessible manner the myriad surgical conditions that trainees and consultants in the area will face. The succinct writing style gives the reader excellent ease of reference and a thorough 'how-to' on all major surgical processes. A comprehensive, highly topical evidence base is supplemented by a wealth of expert advice, which is easily accessed as practical tips within clearly laid out chapters. This makes the resource an ideal revision aid for the FRCS General Surgery exit examinations, although its breadth and depth of coverage will benefit new consultant surgeons as well as junior surgical trainees. Highly illustrated with over 110 line drawings and photographs, it is the ideal resource to refresh the memory and consolidate knowledge in clinic or before surgery.Less

This handbook provides concise descriptions of diseases affecting the liver, biliary tree and pancreas, including their management, focusing on interventional procedures and operative techniques.

The new edition of this online guide gives a concise and structured overview of current maxillofacial practice in a user friendly format. It covers all specifics concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck, and is particularly useful to trainees in maxillofacial surgery at both junior and senior level, working towards the MFJDS and the FRCS and comprehensively covers the syllabus for exit FRCS (OMFS). It also encompasses new evidence and changes in guidelines and clinical practice, and features new and improved figures and photographs to illustrate procedures.Less

This new edition of the Oxford Handbook has been developed for anyone interested in the hand—surgeon, therapist, nurse, rheumatologist, general practitioner, and emergency practitioner. This reflects the broad nature of the speciality in a multidisciplinary world where surgery is by no means the only approach. There are many contributing authors who are all experts and who have thoroughly prepared each chapter. So the book is as fresh and up-to-date and authoritative as possible. The authors have all prepared the book free of charge—except for a complimentary copy of the book. The editors will donate all royalties to charity. We hope to give something back to the speciality that has brought us so much professional satisfaction. The format of the book—carefully organized headings and bullet lists and tables—should help the reader to take an overview of any topic as both a primer and as a revision aid, as well as to delve deeper to find the details of a complex classification. The small size of the book—readily accessible in a pocket or briefcase or bag or desk drawer—makes this rarely used and always forgotten knowledge easy to access.Less

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Pacemakers and ICDs is a comprehensive but concise training guide on how to implant, follow-up, and troubleshoot pacemakers and ICDs. This title has been updated from the previous edition to include new technologies such as subcutaneous ICDs and MRI compatible devices. Guidelines and management strategies are described. The title covers the principles, programming, potential complications, and troubleshooting techniques for pacemakers, ICDs, and cardiac resynchronization therapy. It includes over 120 figures, including X-rays and annotated ECGs to demonstrate pacing techniques. Patient education and follow-up management techniques are covered, including frequently asked questions and driving regulations for different classes of licence.Less

Paediatric Surgery offers a thorough, practical overview of the subject as well as detailed information about a wide variety of unusual and unfamiliar conditions.

New to this edition of Perioperative Medicine are new sections on surgical oncology, theatre etiquette, planning lists.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has been designed to provide succinct information to plastic surgeons of all levels of experience and trainees in partner specialties.

Renal Transplantation has been written for use by trainees, doctors and nurses that are exposed to renal transplant patients and their donors.

This resource is an essential accompaniment for all higher surgical trainees from MRCS to the exit FRCS and EBSQ exams, and will be particularly useful for trainees rotating between surgical subspecialties, as well as having wide appeal to other members of the multidisciplinary team.Less

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Urological Surgery is a comprehensive online resource of urological surgical techniques and is designed specifically for the trainee urological surgeon, whether he or she intends to be an office-based urologist, or a specialist urology surgeon.Less

This second edition of Vascular Surgery has been fully revised and updated to meet the needs of the vascular surgery trainee. It provides practical advice on all commonly encountered peripheral vascular problems. It focuses on surgical detail, but also carries background information on presentation and discusses preoperative investigation and postoperative management. It also provides relevant information for use when seeking patient consent. Each explanation of an operation carries the latest OPCS code, which is increasingly important in recording surgical activity.Less