Prognosis and Outcomes in Surgical Disease   

By Daniel P. McKellar, M.D., Richard B. Reiling, M.D. and Ben Eiseman, M.D. In today’s managed-care environment, it’s becoming more and more common: Your patient wants the least traumatic therapy, however, his health plan wants the least expensive, and you want the one most likely to produce a favorable long-term outcome, but lack the time and resources to research success rates for every available intervention. In the end, you rely on your experience–and perhaps a hasty online search–to arrive at the right course of action, then call upon your powers of persuasion to get everyone else on the same page. If this scenario sounds all too familiar, you need our latest publication, Prognosis and Outcomes in Surgical Disease, an indispensable new reference that will not only help you save time and optimize outcomes, but also facilitate the informed consent process with surgical patients under your care. Edited by Drs. Daniel P. McKellar, Richard B. Reiling, and Ben Eiseman, this book is unique for both its comprehensive scope and diagrammatic approach. In a single, convenient volume, you gain immediate access to concise, algorithmic presentations of expected outcomes for the surgical treatment of more than 150 different conditions, covering 99% of all conditions a surgeon may encounter. Information that used to take hours to uncover is now at your fingertips— and accessible at a glance. Furthermore, it is supplied by over 150 world-renowned experts. Just open the text to the appropriate section, scan the algorithm to assess your options, and consult the shaded outcomes to weigh the pros and cons of the various treatments at your disposal. For easy reference, each disorder commands its own two-page spread, allowing you (and your patient) to compare and contrast therapies quickly, clearly and objectively. Prognosis and Outcomes in Surgical Disease is the definitive source for clinical results presented in a pragmatic, user-friendly way! Major Sections: Head and Neck Endocrine System Pulmonary System Heart Breast Alimentary Tract Gynecologic System Genitourinary System Vascular System Musculoskeletal System Skin and Soft Tissue Special Topics General Critical Care and Trauma Transplantation Pediatric 1998. Soft cover, 450 pages, 200 illustrations