Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction 1. Basic surgical knowledge and skills 2. Infection and inflammation 3. Neoplasia 4. Haematology 5. Trauma 6. Peri-operative care 7. Critical care 8. Surgical outcomes, research, ethics and the law 9. Vascular surgery 10. Paediatric surgery 11. Urology and transplantation Abbreviations Picture permissions Bibliography Index

About the Author

Claire Ritchie Chalmers BA BM BCh MRCS Clinical Research Fellow, Hepatobiliary Department, St James's Hospital, Leeds. Sam Andrews MA MS FRCS (Gen) Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone. Catherine Parchment Smith BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCS(Eng) Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Yorkshire Deanery