--- title: Surgery description: Surgery is the medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques to treat pathological conditions or injuries. You will understand preoperative preparation, sterile techniques, basic surgical anatomy, and postoperative patient care protocols. category: health-medicine subcategory: medicine-and-health-sciences difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/surgery --- # Surgery Surgery is the medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques to treat pathological conditions or injuries. You will understand preoperative preparation, sterile techniques, basic surgical anatomy, and postoperative patient care protocols. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 7 Websites ## Websites ### 1. AO Surgery Reference Illustrated clinical guidance from the AO Foundation covering fracture and orthopedic trauma management, organized by bone and injury pattern. Readers can find an accepted operative plan for a specific fracture, including reduction, fixation choices, and approach. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://surgeryreference.aofoundation.org/ **Tags:** orthopedic surgery, trauma surgery, fracture management, surgical technique, clinical reference ### 2. AccessSurgery McGraw Hill's subscription library of surgical textbooks, operative atlases, procedure videos, and board-review questions, usually reached through a medical school or hospital login. Users can look up an operation's steps or drill exam questions in one place. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com **Tags:** surgery, clinical reference, operative atlas, board review, medical textbooks ### 3. facs.org facs.org is the official site of the American College of Surgeons, offering surgical education resources, guidelines and standards, CME and professional development tools, research resources, and patient information. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://facs.org **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, clinical-medicine ### 4. uptodate.com UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical decision support tool for clinicians, offering routinely updated, peer‑reviewed topic reviews across internal medicine and specialties. It provides diagnostic approaches, treatment recommendations, drug information, and patient care summaries to support bedside decisions. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://uptodate.com **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, clinical-medicine ### 5. sages.org SAGES.org is the site of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, a professional group focused on minimally invasive GI and endoscopic surgery. It provides education resources, practice guidelines, instructional videos and courses, and patient information. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://sages.org **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, medicine--anatomy ### 6. Khan Academy Health and Medicine Free video lessons and practice questions from Khan Academy on human anatomy and physiology organized by organ system, with material on common diseases, diagnostic tests and treatments. Learners build the foundational biomedical vocabulary and mechanisms needed before clinical training or MCAT and NCLEX study. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine **Tags:** anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, premedical ### 7. websurg.com WebSurg is an online surgical education platform featuring a comprehensive library of expert-led procedural videos, lectures, and live-case demonstrations across multiple specialties. It provides step-by-step technique guidance and case-based learning for surgeons in training and practicing professionals. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://websurg.com **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, medicine--anatomy ## Podcasts ### 1. Behind the Knife **Author:** Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast Learn surgery from expert surgeons! Behind the Knife is the podcast for all things surgical. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://behindtheknife.org **Tags:** surgery, general surgery, surgical education, residency, board review ## Books ### 1. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery **Author:** Courtney M. Townsend Jr., R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth L. Mattox A general surgery reference organized around disease processes, linking physiology and pathology to operative decisions across the specialty. Readers build the background needed to justify why a given operation is chosen and what the biology behind it is. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0721692796?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, clinical-medicine ### 2. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery **Author:** F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billiar, David L. Dunn, John G. Hunter, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Raphael E. Pollock The standard reference pairing surgical basic science, inflammation, wound healing, hemostasis, and oncology, with organ-system operative chapters. Working through it gives a resident the physiological reasoning and technical detail expected on rounds and in written board exams. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/007160636X?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, clinical-medicine ### 3. Surgical Recall **Author:** Lorne H. Blackbourne Rapid-fire question-and-answer drills covering anatomy, procedures, and perioperative management for the surgical clerkship, formatted for two-column self-quizzing. Students use it to answer questions on rounds and to review high-yield facts before the shelf exam. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781729734?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, medicine--anatomy ### 4. Essential Surgical Practice **Author:** Alfred Cuschieri, George B. Hanna A higher-surgical-training text covering the science and technique underlying general surgical practice, from perioperative care to minimal-access operating. Trainees use it to prepare for UK intercollegiate examinations and to reason through management of core general surgical problems. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/144413762X?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, health-medicine, clinical-medicine --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/surgery