| Assessing and Managing the Acutely Ill Adult Surgical Patient Part one addresses principles of surgical care for all patients undergoing surgery -- including pre-operative assessment and preparation, the peri-operative period and post-operative recovery, post-operative pain management and psychosocial aspects of surgery -- which underpin the knowledge and rationale for practice. Part two considers specific surgical conditions and interventions, organised according to surgical specialities. Each chapter considers the underlying patho-physiology, investigation and diagnosis, assessment, monitoring and management of common acute surgical conditions within that specialty. Fiona McArthur-Rouse is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Adult Nursing Studies, Faculty of Health, Canterbury Christ Church University. Sylvia Prosser was formerly a Principal Lecturer Faculty of Health, Canterbury Christ Church University. |