Complications after surgery occur even among the best and most experienced surgeons in the world. This hardcover textbook provides an exhaustive review of the complications in abdominal surgery, including strategies to avoid these complications and ways to manage those that are unavoidable. It also provides the reader with a framework for reading the surgical literature in regards to, grading systems for complications and outcomes research. It will serve well as a
text for fourth-year medical students and interns and as a primer to more in-depth reading of selected topics for upper-level residents and junior attending. Senior surgeons sitting for their recertification examinations will also benefit. This hardcover textbook is worth the investment, as it can be
used at all levels of training and is a good starting point for further reading on selected topics.