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Essentials of General Surgery [Paperback]

Richard M. Bell (Editor), Merril T. Dayton (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0781750032 | ISBN-13: 978-0781750035 | Publication Date: July 12, 2005 | Edition: Fourth

Essentials of General Surgery, Fourth Edition is extensively revised with an abundance of new tables and illustrations, to provide the most current and up-to-date information on general surgery. The book covers the most need-to-know information about specific diseases and areas of surgery and meets all the guidelines of the Association of Surgical Educators. Additional features include an atlas of images, multiple-choice questions, and case studies.

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Paperback: 627 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth edition (July 12, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781750032
ISBN-13: 978-0781750035
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.5 x 11 inches
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3.0 out of 5 stars Limited and too too General, February 10, 2006

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Although Essentials of General Surgery has a place. It is just that "GENERAL". It has limited info about specifics related to procedures. See review titled MUSHY posted by another reviewer. "Essentials of Surgical Specialties" is much more detail oriented.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Were the authors paid by the word?, April 23, 2011

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This thick book contains a good mix and great deal of information, but the writing style is terrible. At every step, the authors go to great lengths to use the most verbose and indulgent language possible. Cut all the fluffy verbiage out and you would have a considerably clearer book that contains 100% of the information in far fewer pages.

I would love to have the time to actually sit down and read this book properly. But a surgery clerkship simply does not afford enough time for that - there are simply not enough hours available when you work 15-17 hour days and were also hoping to eat and sleep. I cannot imagine why some clerkship directors feel that students should read this book. The only saving grace is that there are some 600 practice questions available on the publisher's website that you can access with the scratch-off code included inside the front cover.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, May 29, 2010

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This book is very well written and easy to understand. It does not go in great depth like Sabiston, but it is very good for a third year rotation.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Book is ok, very hard to read
Hard to read this over the course of a general surgery rotation due to bulk. All in all a decent book to just look up certain things that i have questions on.

Published 2 months ago by BB

5.0 out of 5 stars a nice resource
I bought this for my 3rd year med school Surgery rotation. It ended up being a bit too much for studying for the exam, but as a resource for reading up on the details of a... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Katie C.

4.0 out of 5 stars Essentials of General Surgery
My son is a doctor in his 2nd year Residency in General Surgery at one of the leading hospitals in NJ. Read more

Published 10 months ago by lydia

1.0 out of 5 stars Too basic
Poor book for use on surgery rotation. Poor organization as well as inadequate depth. Surgical Recall and the first AID series books are both far better options

Published 14 months ago by MS-III

5.0 out of 5 stars easy to read
this book is easy to understand and has a lot of useful information for students in the medical field

Published 15 months ago by Lindsay R. Tayloe

2.0 out of 5 stars Not appropriate for clerkship
This book has a lot of good information, but with the extremely limited time available during surgery clerkship it is too dense to use as a study guide. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Med Student

3.0 out of 5 stars Not great
This was a required text in medical school. It is long on text & short on illustrations, which I personally find uninviting so I did not use it as a go-to reference... Read more

Published on November 28, 2009 by Kenneth Evans

4.0 out of 5 stars always room for improvement
great introductory level surgical text. Would prefer to have purchased surgical text by Schwartz.

Published on October 29, 2008 by M. Harp

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid
This book can be read in a short time and give sufficient knowledge base for surgery clerkship. With that said, I did not like the format of the book as I felt it was too bland... Read more

Published on February 26, 2008 by Amol Ekhande

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Good book for introductory purposes. It describes many procedures and gives you a good basis for understanding. Not a good book for actually learning how to do a surgery!

Published on October 13, 2007 by A. Balsamo

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