SOMMAIRE : Ch. 1 Surgical Wounds / Alan J. Lipowitz 1 Ch. 2 Complications Associated with the Administration of Blood and Blood Products / Annemarie Kristensen 7 Ch. 3 Nutritional Support / Joseph W. Bartges 35 Ch. 4 Complications of Anesthesia / Marc Raffe 73 Ch. 5 Surgery of the Head and Neck / Robert J. McCarthy 99 Ch. 6 Eyelid, Third Eyelid, and Conjunctival Surgery / Denise M. Lindley, Sheryl G. Krohne 183 Ch. 7 Thoracic Surgery / Dennis D. Caywood 195 Ch. 8 Thoracic Wall Closure / Klaus H. Bonath 229 Ch. 9 Diaphragmatic Surgery / Klaus H. Bonath 245 Ch. 10 Cardiovascular Surgery / Dennis D. Caywood 265 Ch. 11 Endocrine Surgery / Anthony Schwartz 287 Ch. 12 General Abdominal Surgery / Elizabeth M. Hardie 333 Ch. 13 Gastrointestinal Surgery / Michael M. Pavletic, John Berg 365 Ch. 14 Hepato-Biliary, Pancreatic, and Splenic Surgery / Richard Walshaw 399 Ch. 15 Urogenital Surgery / Andrew E. Kyles, Michael Aronsohn, Elizabeth Arnold Stone 455 Ch. 16 Perineal Surgery / Alan J. Lipowitz 527 Ch. 17 Spinal Surgery / David J. Waters 541 Ch. 18 Fracture Repair / Charles D. Newton 563 Ch. 19 Elective Orthopedic Surgery / Charles D. Newton 599 Ch. 20 Hip Surgery / Charles D. Newton, David M. Nunamaker 611 Ch. 21 Stifle Joint / Michael R. Herron 621 Ch. 22 Dislocations / Charles D. Newton 631 Ch. 23 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / Eric R. Pope 641 Ch. 24 Oncologic Surgery / Claire J. A. Spackman 663