Nathaniel J. Soper 2012 In creating this third edition of The SAGES Manual , we have completely restructured, reorganized, and revised the entire manual. Rather than put the manual on a diet, we have separated it into two volumes for better portability.

Liane S. Feldman 2012 Some things are not spoken about much in part because we would like to think they are rare events or we really, truly believe, “it could never happen to me.” Yet, device misfires, accidental burns, and operating rooms fires do occur—more often than you’d think.

David S. Tichansky 2012 The SAGES Manual on the Quality, Outcomes and Safety is the first easy-to-read paperback book to outline best practices in the operating theatre. Experts in the field drill down on quality measures, and the use of the SAGES-AORN MIS Safety Checklist, Surgical Time out, and clinical pathways to improve quality.

Vincenzo Mandalà (Ed.) 2012 Over the last ten years of my professional activity and particularly since 1999 I have been working as head of department at “Villa Sofia-CTO Hospital Trust” in Palermo.

Daniel Oertli • Robert Udelsman Editors 2012 Thyroid and parathyroid disorders are frequently encountered by the endocrinesurgeon in daily practice. It was the editors’ privilege to organize and complete the second edition of our textbook.

Herbert Chen • Lillian S. Kao (Editors) 2012 As past presidents of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) we are delighted to see the fruition of this book chronicling the hard work of so many to broaden the goals and accomplishments of the association that has established itself as the premier organization in academic surgery.