Current problems in surgery
-
In this survey of transfusion in surgery, we have attempted to provide the surgeon with an understanding of the problems associated with homologous transfusion and a practical knowledge of treatment strategies and alternatives designed to reduce homologous blood exposure. Such a review cannot be encyclopedic. Our hope is that it will serve the reader as a stimulus to examine his or her transfusion practices and as a guide for future self-learning.
-
A systematic approach to the injured hand has been presented that ensures no injuries are overlooked and provides the basis for a reconstructive approach. This scheme is tissue oriented, first evaluating injury to the vasculature, then to the skin, bone, joint, nerve, and tendon units. The most complex injuries can be thoroughly evaluated and properly treated with this method.