Principles of Surgery, Companion Handbook

Editor-in-Chief

SEYMOUR I. SCHWARTZ, M.D.

Distinguished Alumni Professor and Chair

Department of Surgery

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York

Associate Editors

G. TOM SHIRES, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Director, Trauma Institute

University of Nevada School of Medicine

Las Vegas, Nevada

FRANK C. SPENCER, M.D.

Professor and Chairman

Department of Surgery

New York University Medical Center

New York, New York

JOHN M. DALY, M.D.

Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and Chairman

Department of Surgery

Cornell University Medical College

New York, New York

JOSEF E. FISCHER, M.D.

Christian R. Holmes Professor and Chairman

Department of Surgery

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Cincinnati, Ohio

AUBREY C. GALLOWAY, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Director of Surgical Research

New York University Medical Center

New York, New York