Surgical Decision Making

Surgical Decision Making by Van Stiegmann MD, Gregory. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780721679853.

Surgical Decision Making has become a trusted aid to both surgeons and medical students by providing a summary of the latest diagnostic and treatment methods for most ailments treated by surgical intervention. Although the primary emphasis is on General Surgery, various specialties are also included for breadth of presentation. Emphasis is placed on the sequencing of laboratory tests to provide the most efficient, cost-effective outcomes with the least delay. Includes general surgery and common specialty surgical conditions such as gynecology, obstetrics, orthopedics, pediatrics, and more Work-up algorithms provide readers with sequencing logic for myriad conditions Provides information on advances in ultrasound, and angiographic and endoscopicdiagnostic techniques Puts the treatment options involving minimal access surgery into the current therapeutic and diagnostic perspective All new algorithms for more than 130 problems