Contributors iii
Preface to the 5th edition of SNU Manual of Surgical Care v
Preface to the 1st edition vii
Preface to the 2nd edition ix
Preface to the 3rd edition xi
Preface to the 4th edition xiii

I. Basic Considerations 3
01 Surgical Infections and Antibiotics 5
02 Fluids and Nutrition 29
03 Critical Care Medicine 69
04 Surgical Complications 95
05 Preoperative Evaluation and Management for Medical Disease 133
06 Basic Surgical Skills 165
07 Symptomatic Surgical Management 203

II. Specific Considerations 231
01 Liver 233
02 Bile Duct and Pancreas 267
03 Gastrointestinal Tract 325
04 Small Intestines 373
05 Colon, Rectum and Anus 387
06 Breast 421
07 Endocrine 453
08 Vascular 491
09 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation 527
10 Pediatric Surgery 551
11 Trauma 603
12 Liver Transplantation 647

Index 689