TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cook,John
AU  - Sankaran,Balu
AU  - Wasunna,Ambrose E.O.
ED  - World Health Organization.
TI  - General surgery at the district hospital
SN  - 9241542357
PY  - 1988///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - Surgical procedures, Operative
KW  - methods
KW  - Hospitals, District
KW  - Surgical equipment
N1  - Spanish version issued as: Publicaci'on cient'ifica / Organizaci'on Panamericana de la Salud ; no. 521
N2  - A richly illustrated guide to general surgical procedures suitable for use in small hospitals that are subject to constraints on personnel, equipment, and drugs. Information is addressed to the medical officer who may not have formal training in surgery, yet has gained experience, under supervision, of all the relevant techniques. Following an overview of basic principles, the book presents detailed information on surgical procedures for the face and neck, chest, abdomen, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital system. Paediatric surgery is covered in a separate section. Most of the operations included are for saving life, alleviating pain, preventing the development of serious complications, or stabilizing a patients condition pending referral. Simple but standard surgical techniques have been selected wherever possible, and procedures that require specialist skills or that could add unnecessarily to the doctors workload have been avoided. Lists of essential surgical instruments, equipment and supplies conclude the text
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ER  -