Essential Immunology for Surgeons

Providing the necessary foundation for a critical understanding of this rapidly expanding area of biological science that underpins and explains the modern concepts of a wide range of diseases and conditions, this book gives a concise, readable, and up-to-date account of immunology in general and its translation into key areas of clinical practice.

Previously published as Immunological Basis for Surgical Science and Practice, this fully-updated textbook is aimed predominantly at the surgical trainee, but will also be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate clinicians of any discipline who wish to have a better understanding and knowledge of the subject, as well as to researchers studying the various core topics discussed in the book.

1. Basic immunology
2. Trauma and tissue injury
3. Transplantation immunology
4. Cancer and the immune response
5. Sepsis and the immune response
6. Nutrition and immunity
7. Therapy and host defences
8. Autoimmune disease and inflammatory disorders
9. Principles of immunological assays and molecular technologies