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Textbook of Surgery, CD-ROM Individual

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Sabiston continues where he left off, expanding and
inmproving the 14th edition, with many of the same
contributors (eg. Orringer, Meyers, Rolandelli, Urbaniak)
from past editions, and lots of new ones.
I sometimes prefer the new ones, since they tend to review
their topic from a more objective view (eg. MEN by Larimore)
vs. the "I do it this way" approach (such as Orringer on
transhiatal esophagectomy).
The graphics are improved, and the basic science sections
have been beefed up (no doubt a response to Greenfield)
often with the addition of non-surgeon authors (Olga Jonassen
on diabetes, for example).
A gigantic plus for this book is the accompaniments, namely
the pocket handbook, review test book, and essentials (in
my view, the only surgery text 3rd year med students should
be reading). But the coup de grace is the CD-ROM companion,
which contains all the text and graphics from the book, and
unlike Scientific American's _Care of the Surgical Patient_
is able to display them both at once.
This is now the standard for the general surgeon's bookshelf...
the only thing left to add is a web site.

excellent clinical guidelines &detail of even minute topics plus the latest information on methods of treatment . i think it is a clss apart .definitely better than schwartz

this text is riddled with this very prejudiced editor's personal abberrancies which detract from its value.

This is an excellent book ,both for students and surgeons and I think without this book study of surgery is absolutely incomplete.

Unknowingly I ordered the Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 15th Edition. The author/editors have tried to make the leap from traditional medical education to current thinking in modern medical education. It landed in the middle and from a practical learning standpoint is more useful as a paperweight than as a textbook. It also contains significant prejudical information which appears to have resulted from the author/editor's bias about who should be doing what to whom, rather than to base such decisions on education and training. I would strongly advise the medical student to consider Schartz which is lightyears ahead of Dr. Sabiston's text.

I am used to seeing both poor work and bias as well as scientific worth and strength. This book would not be even on book list if it were known how many copies are dust collectors on dark selves. No wonder it is out of print. Goodbye