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Surgical technology : principles and practice / Joanna Kotcher Fuller ; consulting editor, Elizabeth Ness.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2022]Edition: Eighth editionDescription: xvi, 1133 pages : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0323680186
  • 9780323680189
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part I: Surgical technology principles. Surgical technology: the profession and the professional ; Communication and teamwork ; Medicolegal aspects of surgical technology ; Health care facility structure and environment ; Supporting the psychosocial needs of the patient ; Diagnostic and assessment procedures ; Environmental hazards ; Microbes and the process of infection ; Sterile technique and infection control ; Decontamination, sterilization, and disinfection ; Surgical instruments ; Perioperative pharmacology ; Anesthesia, physiological monitoring, and postanesthesia recovery ; Death and dying ; Energy sources in surgery ; Moving, handling, and positioning the surgical patient ; Surgical skin preparation and draping ; Surgical skills I: planning a case, opening, and start of surgery ; Surgical skills II: intraoperative and immediate postoperative period ; Minimally invasive surgery ; Robotic-assisted surgery -- Part 2: Surgical technology practice. General surgery ; Gynecological and obstetrical surgery ; Genitourinary surgery ; Ophthalmic surgery ; Surgery of the ear, nose, pharynx, and larynx ; Oral and maxillofacial surgery ; Plastic and reconstructive surgery ; Orthopedic surgery ; Vascular and microvascular surgery ; Thoracic and pulmonary surgery ; Cardiac surgery ; Pediatric surgery ; Neurosurgery ; Emergency trauma surgery ; Disaster preparedness and response.
Summary: Prepare to deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with this approachable guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures. In addition to covering all the content in the AST Core Curriculum, this one-of-a-kind text offers a unique mentoring approach and engaging learning features that make even complex skills and techniques easy to understand. -- From product description.
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Surgical Patient

Surgical Procedures I

Biomed Sciences and MIS

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Surgical technology principles. Surgical technology: the profession and the professional ; Communication and teamwork ; Medicolegal aspects of surgical technology ; Health care facility structure and environment ; Supporting the psychosocial needs of the patient ; Diagnostic and assessment procedures ; Environmental hazards ; Microbes and the process of infection ; Sterile technique and infection control ; Decontamination, sterilization, and disinfection ; Surgical instruments ; Perioperative pharmacology ; Anesthesia, physiological monitoring, and postanesthesia recovery ; Death and dying ; Energy sources in surgery ; Moving, handling, and positioning the surgical patient ; Surgical skin preparation and draping ; Surgical skills I: planning a case, opening, and start of surgery ; Surgical skills II: intraoperative and immediate postoperative period ; Minimally invasive surgery ; Robotic-assisted surgery -- Part 2: Surgical technology practice. General surgery ; Gynecological and obstetrical surgery ; Genitourinary surgery ; Ophthalmic surgery ; Surgery of the ear, nose, pharynx, and larynx ; Oral and maxillofacial surgery ; Plastic and reconstructive surgery ; Orthopedic surgery ; Vascular and microvascular surgery ; Thoracic and pulmonary surgery ; Cardiac surgery ; Pediatric surgery ; Neurosurgery ; Emergency trauma surgery ; Disaster preparedness and response.