Description
This comprehensive textbook, now fully revised and up-dated in its fourth edition, provides an authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients. All areas of medical disease are discussed with clear recommendations for work up and management in the perioperative period. Basic discussions of surgical procedures are included to help non-surgeons understand the procedures and their implications for patient care. It includes numerous contributions from leading experts at national centers of medical excellence, and will serve as a significant work of reference for internists, anesthesiologists and surgeons.