Christopher J. E Watson

Although medical students don't wield the knife, they need a firm understanding of the wide range of signs and symptoms that might indicate disease requiring surgical intervention, and the issues surrounding this intervention before, during and after the procedures are undertaken.

"Planned key changes: Thoroughly updated throughout, including: adding a chapter on trauma to cover the ATLS guidelines, new content on consent; Expanded information on nutrition in "enhanced recovery", updated NICE guidelines on resuscitation, fluid therapy, and screening of sickle cell disease; Concept of frailty, and how it is scored, screened, and its importance in outcomes; NELA score in risk assessment"-- Provided by publisher.

In Lecture Notes on General Surgery practical procedures are included, as well as a new section on pre-operative patient management and surgical strategy. The book concentrates on essential core information.