Surgical technology : principles and practice /: principles and practice. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joanna Kotcher Fuller ; consulting editor, Elizabeth Ness.
• Authors: Fuller, Joanna Ruth
• Editors: Ness, Elizabeth
• 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 II: 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.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (1152 pages)
• Subjects: 617/.0231; Surgical technology; Operating room technicians; Operating Room Technicians; Perioperative Care -- methods; Technologie chirurgicale; Techniciens de salle d'opération; Operating room technicians; Surgical technology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323680202; 0323680208
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.