Advances in Surgery, 2024, E-Book

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 to improve patient outcomes. 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 23 articles on such topics as current thoughts on burn resuscitation; poverty and its impact on surgical techniques; antibiotic use in the surgical ICU; is ECMO as effective for COVID-19 patients as for non-COVID patients?; the role of surgery for stage 4 breast cancer; and more. - 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.