Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice

by Fuller, Joanna Kotcher

• ISBN13: 9781455725069
• ISBN10: 1455725064
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

Deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with this straightforward, step-by-step guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures. It provides comprehensive coverage of all the updated AST Core Curriculum, 6th Edition components - health care sciences, technological sciences, patient care concepts, surgical technology, and surgical procedures. A mentoring approach makes even complex skills and techniques easy to understand. User-friendly features such as full-color illustrations, chapter outlines and summaries, review questions, critical thinking exercises, and technique boxes help you focus on the most important concepts and make it easier to retain and recall critical information. Chapter objectives correspond to the latest AST Core Curriculum objectives to ensure you have access to the most reliable information in the operating room. Enhanced critical thinking scenarios at the end of each chapter help you strengthen your critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills and highlight practical applications of key concepts. Additional information on special populations, including bariatric, pregnant, physically or mentally challenged, isolation, trauma, language barrier, and substance abuse patients, highlights important considerations for the surgical technologist regarding transfer, preparation, and procedure set up. Expanded coverage of surgical lasers keeps you up to date with the latest technology so you can effectively assess the function, assembly, use, and care of equipment in the surgical suite. UPDATED! Coverage reflects the new AST Core Curriculum, 6th Edition to keep you current. NEW! Chapters on Disaster Preparedness and Response and Transplant Surgery offer cutting-edge information on these key topics. Coverage of the Assistant Circulator role, as well as a break down of first and second scrub roles, help you better understand the responsibilities of each member of the surgical team.

Table of Contents

Surgical Technology Principles

The Surgical Technologist

Communication and Teamwork

Law, Documentation and Professional Ethics

The Healthcare Facility

Perioperative Environment

Facility Departments and Functions

Healthcare Administration

NEW ! Disaster Preparedness and Response

The Patient

Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures

Environmental Hazards

Microbes and the Process of Infection

The Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique

Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection

Surgical Instruments

Perioperative Pharmacology

Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring

Post Anesthesia Recovery

Death and Dying

Physics and Information Technology

Energy Sources in Surgery

Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient

Surgical Skin Prep and Draping

Case Planning and Intraoperative Roles

Management of the Surgical Wound

Surgical Technology Practice

General Surgery

Abdominal Wall

Gastrointestinal

Surgery of the Biliary System, Liver, Pancreas, and Spleen

Breast Surgery

Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery

Gynecological Surgery

Obstetrical Surgery

Genitourinary Surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery

Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx

The Ear

Surgery of the Nasal Cavity, Oropharynx, and Larynx

The Neck

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery

Cardiac Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Neurosurgery

NEW! Trauma Surgery

Glossary

Index

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