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Deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with straightforward information of this title to guide you through each step. Student-friendly features including chapter outlines and summaries, review questions, technique boxes, and a full-color design make even complex material easier to understand. Revised to match the latest AST Core Curriculum guidelines, this new edition covers the topics and procedures from a variety of surgical disciplines you'll use in practice. Plus, new and revised chapters on technology, postoperative recovery, energy sources, and much more keep you at the cutting edge of the field.

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Author:   Joanna Kotcher Fuller
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Saunders
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.20cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 28.10cm
Weight:   3.062kg
ISBN:  

9781416060352

ISBN 10:   1416060359
Pages:   1152
Publication Date:   01 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781455725069
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

1. The Surgical Technologist 2. The Patient in Surgery 3. Death and Dying 4. Law and Ethics 5. Introduction to the Health Facility 6. Communication and Teamwork 7. Microbes and The Process of Infection 8. Decontamination, Disinfection, and Sterilization 9. Aseptic Technique 10. Transporting, Transferring, and Positioning 11. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping 12. Anesthsia, Anesthetics, and Physiological Monitoring 13. Postoperative Recovery and Patient Discharge 14. Perioperative Pharmacology 15. Environmental Hazards 16. Case Planning and Intraoperative Routines 17. The Surgical Wound 18. Biomechanics and Computer Technology 19. Energy Sources in Surgery 20. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures 21. Minimally Invasive, Endoscopic, and Robotic Assisted Surgery 22. Surgical Instruments 23. General Surgery 24. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery 25. Genitourinary Surgery 26. Ophthalmic Surgery 27. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx and Larynx 28. OralMaxillofacial Trauma Surgery 29. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 30. Orthopedic Surgery 31. Peripheral Vascular Surgery 32. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery 33. Cardiac Surgery 34. Pediatric Surgery 35. Neurosurgery

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Joanna Kotcher holds a Master's Degree in Global Health, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a BA in International Studies. She has coordinated emergency response in conflict environments for the past 18 years in such locations as Kosovo, Central Asia (Tajikistan), Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza and the OPT, Somaliland, Syria, and Iraq. As a Medical/Surgical Coordinator Ms. Kotcher has coordinated and managed medical teams in the start-up and full implementation stages of projects that assist populations in need of emergency medical and surgical care during armed conflict. She has also coordinated post-conflict actions during the period immediately following official cessation of armed conflict. Working in insecure environments, Ms. Kotcher has extensive experience in the design and implementation of medical/surgical actions, team building and support, implementation of standards and guidelines, medical and nursing staff training, and team mentoring. She continues to study and learn while working in the field and maintaining membership with notable professional organizations in the combined disciplines of humanitarian studies and medical/surgical assistance.

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