The new edition of this heavily-illustrated text features fully revised and updated information on the evidence-based practice of surgery as well as new sections on trauma, critical care, and the surgical care of unique populations.
From the reviews of the second edition:
"This is a second edition of a comprehensive review of the basic science and the clinical evidence in surgery. ... This book will serve as a reference for many clinicians. This is a great reference for those in surgical training, residency or fellowship training, and in practice taking care of surgical patients or patients with surgical diseases. All the authors are clinically active experts. ... This book is worth reading for its comprehensive in-depth analysis and presentation of long established EBM." (Kent C. Choi, Doody's Review Service, December, 2008)