Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Principles and Practice S. Anuras (ed.). 242 × 158 mm. Pp. 479. Illustrated. 1992. New York: Raven Press. US$122.50

✍ Scribed by S. A. Jenkins

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 269 KB
• Volume: 80
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800800554

✦ Synopsis

This is one of a series of handbooks in emergency medicine reflecting a long overdue and welcome concern about the hitherto silent epidemic of trauma. A staggering figure of 11 million patients attend accident and emergency departments in the UK each year, of whom over 3 million have a wound of some form or other. The authors have aimed this volume primarily at junior doctors and nurses working in accident and emergency. Nevertheless, any doctor, regardless of seniority or specialty, likely to be called on to treat a wound would d o well to read this valuable book from cover to cover and to retain the wealth of practical information that it contains. Wound management unjustly receives scant attention in training nowadays. The format is clear, concise and well illustrated, and the book fits neatly inside a coat pocket. Wound assessment and treatment, and the management of special types of wound, including those of the hands and face, are covered in detail. Burns receive similarly detailed coverage. I commend this book to any doctor or nurse working in an accident and emergency department as the best insurance against patients suffering needless harm after sustaining a wound. It will have pride of place in our department library and I expect it will be frequently consulted. Even better, each member of staff should buy their own copy.