Description
Advances in Surgery reviews the year's most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need for everyday practice. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. John L. Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in surgery inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.- Contains 20 articles on such topics as failure to rescue after the Whipple; management of necrotizing pancreatitis; what surgeons need to know about gene therapy for cancer; and how can we decrease firearm deaths in the United States.- Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in surgery, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.- Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
Table of Contents
Failure to Rescue After the Whipple: What Do We Know?Management of Necrotizing PancreatitisShould We Utilize Routine Cholangiography?Reducing Firearm Injury and Death in the United StatesReducing Complications After Surgery for Benign Anorectal ConditionsPrivate Equity and Its Increasing Role in US HealthcareFacts and Fallacy of Benchmark Performance IndicatorsTranscarotid Artery Revascularization: Is It Better than Carotid Endarterectomy?Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic AneurysmsWhat Surgeons Need to Know About Gene Therapy for CancerIs There a Place for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?Endoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseDirect Peritoneal Resuscitation for TraumaWhat is the Best Inguinal Hernia Repair?Do all Patients Get the Same Care Across Hospitals?What Is the Role of Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer?What Is the Best Treatment for Acute Limb Ischemia?Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic AneurysmsIs There a Role for Rib Plating in Thoracic Trauma?
