Sources
Ten canonical textbooks, plus the UK guidelines and national standards cited alongside them.
Textbooks
BA
Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery, 28th ed.
SA
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 22nd ed.
MA
Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13th ed.
BR
Browse's Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease, 6th ed.
OX
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery, 5th ed.
SC
Schwartz's Principles of Surgery: ABSITE and Board Review
SC
Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11th ed.
AB
The ABSITE Review, 2022
SE
SESAP 17: Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program, 17th ed. (American College of Surgeons)
MU
Mulholland & Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice, 7th ed.
Guidelines
NICE
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
BSG
British Society of Gastroenterology
RCS
Royal College of Surgeons of England
AUGI
Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons
BHS
British Hernia Society
AMRC
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
NHS
NHS England screening programmes
ABS
Association of Breast Surgery
NELA
National Emergency Laparotomy Audit
BTA
British Thyroid Association
UKI
UK and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society
BAET
British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons
NNBC
National Network for Burn Care
BBA
British Burn Association
BSG
British Sarcoma Group
