Surgical care at the district hospital World Health Organization - Geneva : World Health Organization, c2003 - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 30 cm.

Include index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Ch. 1. Organization and management of the district surgical service -- Ch. 2. The surgical domain: creating the environment for surgery -- Ch. 3. The surgical patient -- Ch. 4. Surgical techniques -- Ch. 5. Basic surgical procedures -- Ch. 6. Laparotomy and abdominal trauma -- Ch. 7. Acute abdominal conditions -- Ch. 8. Abdominal wall hernia -- Ch. 9. Urinary tract and perineum -- Ch. 10. Hypertension in pregnancy -- Ch. 11. Management of slow progress of labour -- Ch. 12. Bleeding in pregnancy and childbirth -- Ch. 13. Resuscitation and preparation for anaesthesia and surgery -- Ch. 14. Practical anaesthesia -- Ch. 15. Anaesthetic infrastructure and supplies -- Ch. 16. Acute trauma management -- Ch. 17. Orthopaedic techniques -- Ch. 18. Orthopaedic trauma -- Ch. 19. General orthopaedics

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Hospitals--Administration.
Surgical Procedures, Operative--methods--Handbooks.
Anesthesia--methods--Handbooks.
Wounds and Injuries--surgery--Handbooks.
Hospitals, District--organization & administration--Handbooks.
Pregnancy Complications--surgery--Handbooks.
Developing Countries.