Surgery: A problem-solving approach. 2nd ed. J. H. Davies, G. F Sheldon, W. R. Druckec D. S. Gann, R. S. Foster Jr, E. E. Moore, R. L. Gamelli and B. A. Pruitt Jr (eds). 285 × 220 mm. Pp. 2477 Illustrated. 1995. St Louis, Missouri: Mosby
✍ Scribed by N. J. Bundred
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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✦ Synopsis
This book contains summaries of the oral presentations and posters of an international conference in Lyon in June 1994, on the subject of the shortage of donor organs. There are 41 oral presentations and 41 posters covered. The poster presentations are simply photocopies of the abstracts submitted to the meeting by relevant authors. Although the book is divided into logical sections such as Expanding the donor pool and Optimization of orgun procurement, the various contributions inevitably stand in isolation and it is not, therefore, the sort of book that can be picked up and browsed through. The advantage of a rapidly published text of this nature is that it contains up-to-date information from experts in the field. I found the contributions on the effect of transplantation laws and organ procurement, and the associated psychological dimensions in donor refusal, particularly well written and interesting. The majority of the articles are well presented and referenced; illustrations are of a high standard. For the reader requiring an up-to-date reference book on the numerous aspects of organ donation, this text represents an excellent purchase. For the reader who is relatively new to the field and requires a more structured read, there are alternative texts which better fulfil that role.