vascular and endovascular surgery. a companion to specialist surgical practice
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ANZ J. Surg. 2002; 72: 707
BOOK REVIEW
Vascular and endovascular surgery. A companion to spe-cialist surgical practice. By J. D. BEARD AND P. A. GAINES.London: Harcourt Publishers, 2001. 20 chapters + 529 pages.Illustrated; includes index. ISBN: 0-7020-2591-7. Price:A$216.70 including GST.
This book is one of eight volumes in the A companion tospecialist surgical practice series. The series has several admi-rable features. The information provided is current with the firstedition appearing in 1997 and the second edition being writtenand produced in a very short time frame to enable publication in2001. The series is designed to enable a specialist surgeon to befully informed by reading the volume relevant to his/her spe-cialty in addition to a ‘Core topics in general and emergencysurgery’ volume. The second edition of the series has alsoattempted to incorporate evidence based practice in surgery.The series editors are highly respected surgeons from the RoyalInfirmary Edinburgh. The ‘Vascular and endovascular surgery’volume has been edited by an excellent combination of vascularsurgeon and interventional radiologist; both with wide experi-
ence from the Shefield Vascular Unit. It was also noted that theeditors contributed to several of the chapters, a welcome changefrom many books.
The style of the book makes it very readable. The technique ofhighlighting portions of the text and relevant references insupport of evidence based practice is extremely useful. The illus-trations were of a uniformly high standard, supported whereappropriate with clear diagrams. The range of topics covered waswide and the detail remarkable considering the book is less than550 pages. The index stood up very well to a rigorous test onmany topics.
The book is designed to meet the needs of the vascular surgeonin training and the practising vascular surgeon who requires up-to-date information on recent developments in their specialty.The book achieves this objective and can be recommended as areference for trainees, and practising surgeons as well as libraries.
JAMES MAY, ACDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of SydneySydney, New South Wales, Australia