This book is one of the signs of the times?an AngloAmerican combine of surgical literature?and the editors and contributors are to be congratulated on the thoroughness and completeness of their work. This volume deals with general surgery, and the majority of the writers are well-known American surgeons. The orthography is transatlantic, as exemplified by such words as neighboring, oxid, chlori...

Plasma fentanyl concentrations were measured during and after transdermal fentanyl delivery in groups of patients undergoing general surgery. At 8 and 12 h, concentrations did not differ from those observed in a matched group of patients receiving fentanyl by i.v. infusion. At 24 h, concentrations were significantly lower in one of the transdermal groups. Plasma fentanyl clearance did not diffe...

INTRODUCTION: Effective leaders are critically important to the success and stability of a surgical division. The selection of an appropriate candidate, therefore, involves multiple variables. Previous studies have investigated institutional factors that contribute to a successful candidate. The purpose of this study is to evaluate educational and research trends in academic plastic surgery ver...