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Primary Surgery
Maurice; Bewes King
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Description for Primary Surgery
Paperback. Describes what a doctor can do if she/he cannot refer a patient, both in emergency and for 'cold surgery'. This work includes common problems such as Caesarean section, the resection of dead gut, and the release of pus from infected bones. It describes the organization and equipment found within an operating theatre. Editor(s): King, Maurice H.; Bewes, Peter C.; Cairns, James; Thornton, Jim. Series: Primary Surgery Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, 514 line illustrations. BIC Classification: MBG; MN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1686.
The four Primary Surgery volumes are manuals written for the non-specialist doctor and medical students. Two other volumes Trauma and Primary Anaesthesia have already been published and a fourth, Primary Mother Care is in preparation. The manuals describe what a doctor can do if s/he cannot refer a patient, both in emergency and for `cold surgery'. Surgery has become fragmented into many specialties, and these manuals select methods of which the generalist can make good use. Although common problems such as Caesarean section, the resection of dead gut, and the release of pus from infected bones are highlighted, it ... Read more
The four Primary Surgery volumes are manuals written for the non-specialist doctor and medical students. Two other volumes Trauma and Primary Anaesthesia have already been published and a fourth, Primary Mother Care is in preparation. The manuals describe what a doctor can do if s/he cannot refer a patient, both in emergency and for `cold surgery'. Surgery has become fragmented into many specialties, and these manuals select methods of which the generalist can make good use. Although common problems such as Caesarean section, the resection of dead gut, and the release of pus from infected bones are highlighted, it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Series
Primary Surgery Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
658
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192616944
SKU
V9780192616944
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
Reviews for Primary Surgery
It is clear, thorough, well cross-referenced and deals with equipment and the organisation of the theatre, as well as with procedures themselves... almost certainly the best and most comprehensive text on surgery in developing countries.
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