Over the past decade, the percentage of elective surgical procedures performed on a day case basis has increased from 55% to over 70%. The current interest and focus on day surgery is a result of public demand and government-imposed targets. This concise handbook provides the practising day surgery [...]

The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the world's people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonize and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land and[...]

Part of "The Newnes Know It All Series", this book serves as a desk reference that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb.[...]