Publisher's Synopsis
This reference focuses on the management of surgical patients with co-existing medical problems that may be affected by surgery. It aims to serve as a guide to medical complications of surgery and the basic principles of commonly performed surgical procedures.;New topics covered in this edition include: pre-operative testing; post-operative chest pain and shortness of breath; post-operative GI complications; diagnosis and management of abnormal bleeding; prohylasix of DVT and PE in surgery; haematologic malignancies; blood transfusion; prevention of infections in surgery; HIV; fever and infection in the post-operative setting; post-operative electrolyte disturbances; and substance abuse.
