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Edited by Jeffrey A. Norton and six others. 2170 pp., illustrated, with CD-ROM. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2001. $119. ISBN 0-387-98447-X.

This book brings a fresh approach to the already strong group of comprehensive textbooks in general surgery. As its title states, it emphasizes the basic science underlying the practice of surgery and the evidence supporting clinical decisions. The book tells the reader not only how to perform surgery, but why. It is a textbook and not an atlas or history of surgery, but the authors do illustrate operations with clear-cut drawings, and they document important historical landmarks.

The first section, "Care of the Surgical Patient," consists of chapters on the science underlying the practice of surgery today. Shock, inflammation, nutrition, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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