• A concise guide to the practical management of surgical emergencies
• Covers emergency situations encountered before and after surgery
• Material is grouped by presentation with cross referencing to more detailed disease specific information
• Features icons and algorithms to help the reader gauge the severity of the situation
• An ideal companion for Foundation Programme surgical rotations and for those based in emergency departments

Readership: This book is primarily aimed at Foundation Year doctors, surgical house officers, those studying for the MRCS exam, and junior surgical registrars. The book will also appeal medical students, surgical nursing staff and anaesthetists wanting a greater understanding of common emergency surgical problems.

Chris Callaghan, Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Specialist Registrar, Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, UK, J. Andrew Bradley, Professor of Surgery, University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Christopher Watson, Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

"...this book is wonderful, and I'm adding it to the growing mobile surgical on-call library based in my car...very well written with useful anatomical diagrams...a fantastic handbook recommended to all surgical or emergency department trainees and foundation doctors on surgical rotations." - Sarita Vamadeva, East Surrey Hospital

1: Introduction
2: Preparing the patient for surgery
3: Trauma emergencies
4: The acute abdomen
5: Ward emergencies
6: Abdominal wall hernias
7: Oesophagus and stomach
8: Liver and biliary tree
9: Pancreas and spleen
10: Small and large bowel
11: The anus and anal canal
12: Breast and endocrine surgery
13: Vascular surgery
14: Paediatric surgery
15: Urology
16: Orthopaedic surgery
17: Neurosurgery
18: Cardiothoracic surgery
19: Miscellaneous conditions
20: Procedures