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Atlas of Vascular Surgery, 2d ed.
Review of Recent Books
this short period of partial perfusion resulted in long-term improvement in several individuals with cardiac arrest not amenable to the usual resuscitative efforts, as can happen in the patient with postoperative low-output syndrome or in the medical patient with acute pulmonary edema awaiting cardiac surgery. One very good chapter covers the indications for and selection of patients for circulatory support. As emphasized, the relatively simple monitoring of central venous oxygen saturation serves as a guide to the adequacy of a given patient’s cardiac output. The monograph is well written, and the data are presented in an attractive and understandable fashion. It can be read in an evening and should be of interest to thoracic surgeons working in the cardiac field. The author points out that the technique of assisted circulation was in its infancy in 1957. In 1967 it remains an underdeveloped infant, but hopefully it will begin to thrive through clinical investigations such as reported here. Durham, N.C.
ATLAS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 2d ed. By Falls B. Hershey, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Carl H . Calman, M.D., F.A.C.S. C . V . Mosby Co., S t . Louis, 1967. 318 pp., 441 illus., $19.50. Reviewed by Samuel A. Marable, M.D. Four years have passed since the publication of the first edition of this atlas. As has its predecessor, this second edition should prove particularly useful to the surgical resident who is improving his knowledge and skill in the techniques of peripheral vascular surgery. T h e new edition is essentially the same in size and format as the first, but it has been updated to cover improvements in suture materials, the use of embolectomy catheters, new techniques of partitioning the inferior vena cava, and other similar changes which have taken place within the last four years. This book is a valuable addition to one’s surgical library. It provides a comprehensive coverage of accepted surgical techniques. This is not to say that the experienced vascular surgeon will not find many areas in which differences in technique might be brought out, but such is the case in any field where changes are rapid and so much of the effectiveness of the surgical procedure is a matter of individual tech286
THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Review of Recent Books
nique. T h e changes from the last edition are not great, but the Atlas of Vascular Surgery continues to be one of the best of those available on the subject. T h e illustrations are clear and adequate, but, as is too often true, they tend to be oversimplified in many areas with many illustrations being simple line drawings. I believe that somewhat more emphasis could be given to complications of operative procedures and complications that occur during operation, but this does not detract from the overall excellence of the publication.
Columbus, Ohio
VOL.
4, NO. 3,
SEPT.,
1967
287
this short period of partial perfusion resulted in long-term improvement in several individuals with cardiac arrest not amenable to the usual resuscitative efforts, as can happen in the patient with postoperative low-output syndrome or in the medical patient with acute pulmonary edema awaiting cardiac surgery. One very good chapter covers the indications for and selection of patients for circulatory support. As emphasized, the relatively simple monitoring of central venous oxygen saturation serves as a guide to the adequacy of a given patient’s cardiac output. The monograph is well written, and the data are presented in an attractive and understandable fashion. It can be read in an evening and should be of interest to thoracic surgeons working in the cardiac field. The author points out that the technique of assisted circulation was in its infancy in 1957. In 1967 it remains an underdeveloped infant, but hopefully it will begin to thrive through clinical investigations such as reported here. Durham, N.C.
ATLAS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 2d ed. By Falls B. Hershey, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Carl H . Calman, M.D., F.A.C.S. C . V . Mosby Co., S t . Louis, 1967. 318 pp., 441 illus., $19.50. Reviewed by Samuel A. Marable, M.D. Four years have passed since the publication of the first edition of this atlas. As has its predecessor, this second edition should prove particularly useful to the surgical resident who is improving his knowledge and skill in the techniques of peripheral vascular surgery. T h e new edition is essentially the same in size and format as the first, but it has been updated to cover improvements in suture materials, the use of embolectomy catheters, new techniques of partitioning the inferior vena cava, and other similar changes which have taken place within the last four years. This book is a valuable addition to one’s surgical library. It provides a comprehensive coverage of accepted surgical techniques. This is not to say that the experienced vascular surgeon will not find many areas in which differences in technique might be brought out, but such is the case in any field where changes are rapid and so much of the effectiveness of the surgical procedure is a matter of individual tech286
THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Review of Recent Books
nique. T h e changes from the last edition are not great, but the Atlas of Vascular Surgery continues to be one of the best of those available on the subject. T h e illustrations are clear and adequate, but, as is too often true, they tend to be oversimplified in many areas with many illustrations being simple line drawings. I believe that somewhat more emphasis could be given to complications of operative procedures and complications that occur during operation, but this does not detract from the overall excellence of the publication.
Columbus, Ohio
VOL.
4, NO. 3,
SEPT.,
1967
287