Essential Surgery: Problems, Diagnosis and Management [with Student Consult Online Access]

by Clive R.G. Quick

Essential Surgery is a comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook suitable for both clinical medical students as well junior surgical trainees, preparing for postgraduate qualifications in surgery such as the MRCS. Covering general surgery, trauma, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, paediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and urology, it incorporates appropriate levels of basic science throughout. The book is ideal for modern clinical courses as well as being a practical manual for readers at more advanced levels. Its main aim is to stimulate the reader to a greater enjoyment and understanding of the practice of surgery.

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Reference

688 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Alya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was just a MONSTER to read. So much information to absorb. I have been rather heavily leaning on this book to survive my surgical posting. I’m ambivalent about this book because it does give a nice foundation about the must know topics for surgery but some of the topics such as inguinal hernia were too simplified or superficial. But if you have Bailey and Love, it pairs quite nicely together. Bailey and Love is difficult to parse and information overload at times 😅 but Essential Surgery guides you one what topic to hunt for in Bailey and Love, so these two books are a match made!

[Ereel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent content but difficult to follow. Could improve formatting to help students learn information more readily

[Moayad Khalid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple explanation but sometimes to the extent that it discusses the topics in a superficial way. It is a"general" surgery book, yet lots of the main general surgical topics is not even covered in the book. Overall, It's an easy book to understand.