The Breast Diseases issue of Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) reviews surgical diseases of the breast. Detailed discussions of problems frequently encountered in surgical practice include breast neoplasia, breast infections, nipple discharge, and breast pain.

Topic List

• Selected Aspects of Breast Physiology
• Diagnosing Breast Disease
• Benign Breast Disorders
• Breast Cancer

This issue includes a self-assessment test that offers the opportunity to earn up to 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

The Ethics, Patient Safety, and the Business of Medicine issue of Selected eadings in General Surgery (SRGS) reviews recent literature on topics that are important to surgeons, including the increase of certain health care trends like patient's personal freedom and autonomy and increased patient involvement in seeking, consenting to, and even refusing surgical care.

The goal of this issue is to help surgeons become more familiar with the fundamentals of ethical surgical practices in light of these new health care trends. Additionally, this issue aims to help surgeons learn new ways of controlling heart care costs and to better formulate strategies to create successful and sustainable health care institutions.

Topic List

• Surgical Ethics
• Patient Safety in Surgical Practice
• The Business of Medicine

This issue includes a self-assessment test that offers the opportunity to earn up to 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

The Geriatrics and Palliative Care issue of Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) discusses articles relevant to the care of geriatric patients who require surgical interventions as well as features of palliative care that surgeons can use for optimum control of symptoms and quality of life for patients with diseases that cannot be cured.

The goal of this issue is to help surgeons understand methods of evaluating when surgical management is necessary in elderly patients, how to quantify and manage surgical risk (particularly with regards to chronic conditions that may influence operative risk), how to determine when palliative care is indicated, how to effectively communicate available surgical and palliative options to patients, the patient's family, and surrogate caregivers, and how to embrace a team approach to palliative care.

Topic List

• Clinical Assessment of the Geriatric Patient
• Surgical Outcomes in Geriatric Patients
• Perioperative Management of Geriatric Patients
• Education and Training in Geriatric Care
• Injury Management in Geriatric Patients
• Palliative Care for Surgical Patients

This issue includes a self-assessment test that offers the opportunity to earn up to 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Institutional subscriptions are intended for single-site access at libraries, hospitals, or other health care-related institutions. A single username and password are issued, but simultaneous access is permitted. We do not provide institutional subscribers with IP address access. Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) Audio is included as a complimentary benefit with all online subscription types.

In addition to the literature review and an annotated bibliography of articles for further study, the online formats of SRGS offer original content not found in the print format: healthcare editorials and commentaries by general surgeons on the strengths and weaknesses of recently published literature. 

• Your online subscription starts with the issue that is current the day of your order. To access the content, a username and password is sent to you by e-mail as soon as the order is processed.
• You have access to the archive of the complete cycle of previously published topics.
• The online formats of SRGS can only be accessed with an active online subscription.
• You receive a topic-specific review of approximately 100 articles published in premier medical journals. You can download the PDF of this review to your desktop or mobile device to build your own archive. The review can be printed for personal use, but cannot be distributed to others.
• The online SRGS formats can be accessed on a mobile device. Files are also optimized for iPad, iPhone, other smartphones, and Kindle (these files are located under the “Current Overview” and “Past Issues” tabs). There is no SRGS app at this time.
• Online SRGS subscribers can now listen to the premier evidence-based content they depend on to remain on the cutting edge of a more-relevant practice. SRGS Audio is included with all online subscription types at no additional charge.
• An e-mail alert lets you know when a new issue has been posted.
• Sharing online SRGS login information outside of your institution is strictly prohibited. Files cannot be shared over a computer network.

Institutional subscriptions are intended for single-site access at libraries, hospitals, or other health care-related institutions. A single username and password are issued, but simultaneous access is permitted. We do not provide institutional subscribers with IP address access. 

• Depending on when your order was placed, your subscription typically starts with the next issue to be published. Expect your first issue to arrive by the U.S. Postal Service within six weeks.
• Included in your subscription is a topic-specific review of approximately 100 articles published in premier medical journals.
• You receive full-text reprints of 8–12 articles cited in the review for further study.
• Although a self-assessment quiz is contained in each issue, you cannot earn AMA PRA Category 1™ credit with this subscription format nor is an answer key available.
• Cannot be shared or copied for distribution to others outside your institution.

Institutional subscriptions are intended for single-site access at libraries, hospitals, or other health care-related institutions. A single username and password are issued, but simultaneous access is permitted. We do not provide institutional subscribers with IP address access. 

The online formats of SRGS offer original content not found in the print format: healthcare editorials and commentaries by general surgeons on the strengths and weaknesses of recently published literature. In addition to online access to SRGS content, the print edition is also mailed to you eight times a year. SRGS Audio is also included as a complimentary benefit with all Print Plus Online subscription types.

• Your online subscription starts with the issue that is current the day of your order. To access the content, a username and password is sent to you by e-mail as soon as the order is processed.
• You have access to the archive of the complete cycle of previously published topics.
• The online formats of SRGS can only be accessed with an active online subscription.
• You receive a topic-specific review of approximately 100 articles published in premier medical journals. You can download the PDF of this review to your desktop or mobile device to build your own archive. The review can be printed for personal use, but cannot be distributed to others.
• The online SRGS formats can be accessed on a mobile device. Files are also optimized for iPad, iPhone, other smartphones, and Kindle (these files are located under the “Current Overview” and “Past Issues” tabs). There is no SRGS app at this time.
• Online SRGS subscribers can now listen to the premier evidence-based content they depend on to remain on the cutting edge of a more-relevant practice. SRGS Audio is included with all online subscription types at no additional charge.
• An e-mail alert lets you know when a new issue has been posted.
• Sharing online SRGS login information outside of your institution is strictly prohibited. Files cannot be shared over a computer network.

In addition to the literature review and an annotated bibliography of articles for further study, the online formats of SRGS offer original content not found in the print format: health care editorials and commentaries by general surgeons on the strengths and weaknesses of recently published literature. SRGS Audio is also included as a complimentary benefit with all online subscription types.

• Your online subscription starts with the issue that is current the day of your order. To access the content, a username and password is sent to you by e-mail as soon as the order is processed.
• You have access to the archive of the complete cycle of previously published topics.
• The online formats of SRGS can only be accessed with an active online subscription.
• You receive a topic-specific review of approximately 100 articles published in premier medical journals. You can download the PDF of this review to your desktop or mobile device to build your own archive. The review can be printed for personal use, but cannot be distributed to others.
• The online SRGS formats can be accessed on a mobile device. Files are also optimized for iPad, iPhone, other smartphones, and Kindle (these files are located under the “Current Overview” and “Past Issues” tabs). There is no SRGS app at this time.
• Online SRGS subscribers can now listen to the premier evidence-based content they depend on to remain on the cutting edge of a more-relevant practice. SRGS Audio is included with all online subscription types at no additional charge.
• An e-mail alert lets you know when a new issue has been posted.
• Sharing online SRGS login information outside of your institution is strictly prohibited. Files cannot be shared over a computer network.

Preview the current issue of SRGS Online Premium with a free 30-day trial subscription. CME credit can not be earned with a trial subscription.

Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) is a literature review published eight times a year available in an annual subscription. It takes four years to get through the entire cycle of topics. Review our revolving cycle of topics to find out what is coming up next. Notes: Subscriptions cannot be backdated; however, back issues are available for sale.

• Depending on when the order was placed, print subscriptions typically begin with the next issue to be published, and will arrive by U.S. Postal Service within six weeks.
• Each issue includes a topic-specific review of approximately 150 articles published in premier medical journals.
• Full-text reprint articles for further study (approx. 8–12) are included in each issue.
• A self-assessment, multiple-choice quiz is contained in each issue. These tests must be completed online to earn 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per issue (80 credits per year).
• SRGS cannot be shared or copied for distribution to others.

The print edition is mailed to you eight times a year along with online access to SRGS content, which includes original content not found in the print format: health care editorials and commentaries by general surgeons on the strengths and weaknesses of recently published literature. SRGS Audio is also included as a complimentary benefit with all Print Plus Online subscription types.

• Your online subscription starts with the issue that is current the day of your order. To access the content, a username and password is sent to you by e-mail as soon as the order is processed.
• You have access to the archive of the complete cycle of previously published topics.
• The online formats of SRGS can only be accessed with an active online subscription.
• In addition to online access on your desktop or mobile device, the print edition is mailed to you.
• You receive a topic-specific review of approximately 100 articles published in premier medical journals. You can download the PDF of this review to your desktop or mobile device to build your own archive. The review can be printed for personal use, but cannot be distributed to others.
• The online SRGS formats can be accessed on a mobile device. Files are also optimized for iPad, iPhone, other smartphones, and Kindle (these files are located under the “Current Overview” and “Past Issues” tabs). There is no SRGS app at this time.
• Online SRGS subscribers can now listen to the premier evidence-based content they depend on to remain on the cutting edge of a more-relevant practice. SRGS Audio is included with all online subscription types at no additional charge.
• An e-mail alert lets you know when a new issue has been posted.
• Sharing online SRGS login information outside of your institution is strictly prohibited. Files cannot be shared over a computer network.

Preview the current issue of SRGS Online Resident with a free 30-day trial subscription. CME credit can not be earned with a Resident subscription.

Due to recent declarations from health leaders around the globe, including the World Health Organization, there will be an increased emphasis on providing quality surgical care in austere and underserved regions. This special issue of Selected Readings in General Surgery will explore key rural surgery issues to help gain an enhanced perspective on the current status of high-quality health care access in rural regions, including the health risks faced by rural-area residents, data on health outcomes for rural patients, important aspects of maintaining a thriving rural surgeon workforce, rural surgeon training models, and important differences in the volume and variety of clinical problems experienced by rural vs. urban surgeons.

Rural Surgery Single Issue Topic List

• Rural Surgery – Global Perspectives
• Important Characteristics of Contemporary Rural Surgery
• Rural Surgery & Health Systems Issues
• Rural Surgeon Recruitment & Retention
• Training for Rural Surgery Practice
• Clinical Challenges in Rural Surgery
  

The issue includes self-assessment test that, upon completion, can earn the participant 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.