AccessSurgery

AccessSurgery is now available from Himmelfarb Library. AccessSurgery is an integrated online resource with information about surgery including videos, animations, full-text textbooks, surgical atlas, and board review materials.

AccessSurgery offers leading content including:

• Surgical Videos: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Surgical Animations: Adapted from Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations
• Textbooks:
  • Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
  • Current Surgical Diagnosis & Treatment
  • Maingot's Abdominal Operations
  • Obesity Surgery: Principles and Practice
  • Principles of Critical Care
  • Trauma
• Surgical Atlas: Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations
• Surgical Anatomy: Skandalakis’ Surgical Anatomy
• Board Review:
  • Surgery Review Illustrated
  • Schwartz's Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review
• Quick Answers: Current Consult Surgery

In addition to access to a high-quality library of full-text surgery materials, AccessSurgery provides a number of special features to enhance education and support practice. AccessSurgery users can:

• Take a board review test.
• View surgical videos on your iPod.
• Look up a symptom or disease in the Differential Diagnosis (DDx) tool.
• Download Current Consult Surgery to your PDA.
• Link to AccessMedicine for additional information.
• Discover related practice guidelines by clicking a pre-populated search box.
• Create a customized search for just videos, just images, or view full-site results.
• Research drugs including indications, dosages, and contraindications.

AccessSurgery can be accessed from the E-Texts webpage and is available from both on- and off-campus locations. If you have questions or comments, please contact Laura Abate at 202-994-8570 or mlblea@gwumc.edu.