SURGICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT IN ART

The monograph is devoted to an important medical and social problem - improving the effectiveness of treatment of tuberculosis patients with surgical interventions. Evaluation of t...

The surgical patient undergoes operative procedures to remove or replace diseased organs/tissue. Specific aspects of the surgical patient’s care are different to those of a medical...

Oxford Case Histories in General Surgery aims to bring the different subspecialties of general surgery to life for its readers by adopting a case-based discussion format around rea...

This chapter presents common cases that are clinically relevant to endocrine surgery. These include common surgical presentations often encountered at outpatient clinic, such as th...

Management of treatment refusal can be legally and ethically complicated. Patients may refuse various types of treatment, including medications, group and individual psychotherapy,...

From exotic spa treatments to euthanasia, this book examines the background and social context of medical tourism—the practice of traveling for health care. This work also document...

Treating and preventing disease has always been one of the most important tasks in a society, and that task ultimately falls to one of the most respected and admired figures in any...

Postoperative complications are common in high-risk surgical populations and are associated with poor short-term and long-term outcomes. Morbidity can be identified using prospecti...