The Washington Manual of Surgery, 9th edition

Focusing on must-know information in the broad spectrum of general surgery, The Washington Manual® of Surgery, 9th Edition, provides concise, high-yield content essential for surgical residents, attendings, medical students, and others who provide care for patients with surgical disease. Edited by Drs. Paul E. Wise and Jeffrey A. Blatnik, and written by teams of Washington University residents and faculty, this bestselling manual presents state-of-the-art, comprehensive information in a brief, outline format, along with numerous figures, tables, algorithms, and images throughout. In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find practical coverage of all surgical subspecialties (thoracic, GI, colorectal, cardiac, vascular, breast, trauma, critical care, and more)—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference. 

• Covers the latest advances in surgical technique, instrumentation, and standards of practice 

• Presents information in a succinct, consistent, outline format that conveys the most important diagnostic and management information for a given topic 

• Includes clinical algorithms of disease work-up, diagnosis, and management, as well as completely revised review questions in every chapter 

• Includes key operative steps succinctly enumerated for relevant procedures 

• Features new podcasts created for the eBook created by authors to reinforce chapter content 

• Provides up-to-date references for readers who would like additional information on a particular topic 

• Key Reference boxes provide deeper understanding of impactful trials and publications 

• Written by faculty and residents from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, one of the world’s top surgical training programs 

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