Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 11th edition

The BEST EDITION yet of the #1 text for surgical practice and education

For half-a-century, no other text has provided such a solid grounding in basic science, anatomy, operative techniques, and more recently, professional development and leadership training, as Schwartz's Principles of Surgery. Written by the world's foremost surgeons, this landmark reference offers distinctly modern and all-encompassing coverage of every important topic in general surgery.

Enhanced by a new two volume presentation, the Eleventh Edition has been completely updated and refreshed with an emphasis on state-of-the-art, evidence-based surgical care. You will find an exciting array of new contributors from around the world, new chapters on cutting-edge topics, plus the acclaimed learning aids that make the material easier to understand and memorize. This outstanding content is bolstered by more than 800 photographs and 1,300 line drawings, most in full color, as well as online videos demonstrating key operations.

Features:

• Six timely new chapters on important topics such as enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), ambulatory/outpatient surgery, evidence for surgery practice, skills and simulation, and web-based education and social media

• High-quality full-color design showcases an unsurpassed illustration program

• Emphasis on high-yield discussion of diagnosis and treatment of surgical disease, arranged by organ system and surgical specialty

• Acclaimed learning aids (many new to this edition), including an abundance of completely up-to-date tables that summarize the most current evidence, boxed key points, detailed anatomical figures, diagnostic and management algorithms, and an abundance of completely up-to-date tables, and key references

• More than the field's cornerstone textbook, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery is an international compendium of the knowledge and technique of the world's leading surgeons

This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading.

After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet.

This interactive app contains the full content of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 11th edition by McGraw-Hill Education.

ISBN-13: 978-1259835353

ISBN-10: 1259835359

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS

ASSOCIATE EDITORS:

Dana K. Andersen, MD, FACS

Timothy R. Billiar, MD, FACS

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD

John G. Hunter, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin(Hon.)

Lillian S. Kao, MD, MS

Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS

Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS

Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population.

Developed by Usatine Media

Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio

Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer