Surgical technology : principles and practice / Joanna Kotcher Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Joanna Ruth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgical technology.

Operating Room Nursing.

Operating Room Technicians.

Medical Subjects:

Operating Room Nursing.

Operating Room Technicians.

Physical Description:

xxi, 1128 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Saunders, [2010]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM, Windows: Windows XP SP2, or 32-bit Vista operating system (64-bit versions are not currently supported); Intel Pentium 4 processor (or equivalent x86 chipset) / 1 GHz or greater 512 MB RAM (256 MB or lower may be sluggish); minimum 800 x 600 pixels screen resolution (1024 x 768 recommended); 16-bit color; 16X or faster CD-ROM drive / 8X or faster DVD-ROM.

System requirements for accompanying DVD-ROM, Macintosh: MAC OS 10.4x or 10.5x operating system; Intel-based processor or PowerPC G4/G5 (867MHz or higher); 512 MB RAM (256 MB or lower may be sluggish); minimum 800 x 600 pixels screen resolution (1024 x 768 recommended); 16-bit color; 16X or faster CD-ROM drive / 8X or faster DVD-ROM.

Summary:

Accompanying DVD-ROM contains ... "[material which] enables independent, interactive review of kry skills performed by surgical technologists."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

The surgical technologist

The patient in surgery

Death and dying

Law and ethics

Introduction to the health care facility

Communication and teamwork

Microbes and the process of infection

Decontamination, sterilization and disinfection

Asceptic technique

Transporting, transferring, and positioning the surgical patient

Surgical skin preparation and draping

Anesthesia, anesthetics, and physiological monitoring

Postoperative recovery and patient discharge

Perioperative pharmacology

Environmental hazards

Case planning and intraoperative routines

Surgical wound

Biomechanics and computer technology

Energy sources in surgery

Diagnostic and assessment procedures

Minimally invasive endoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery

Surgical instruments

General surgery

Gynecological and obstretical surgery

Genitourinary surgery

Ophthalmic surgery

Surgery of the ear, nose, pharynx, and larynx

Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Orthopedic surgery

Peripheral vascular surgery

Thoracic and pulmonary surgery

Cardiac surgery

Pediatric surgery

Neurosurgery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780721696935

0721696937

OCLC:

462089792