In this inaugural issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing Care, guest editor Vangie Dennis brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Lasers: Innovation in Care. Laser technology has transformed modern medicine and healthcare disciplines using lasers to perform precise procedures, but with these advances are risks to patients and professionals. In this issue, top experts address eye safety; development of a departmental laser program; administrative aspects of a laser program; third-party services: maintaining safety in the perioperative care environment; and much more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. ix 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Overview of Laser Use in the Perioperative Care Arena - p. 145 10. Laser Physics for the Perioperative Environment: Where the Story Begins - p. 161 11. Biophysics of Lasers for the Perioperative Environment: How Laser Energy Is Controlled for Medicine and Surgery - p. 177 12. Laser Safety Within the Perioperative Setting - p. 187 13. Perioperative Considerations and Safety Measures for Patients - p. 197 14. Life and Breath: Upper Airway Safety Utilizing Energy Sources - p. 205 15. Is the Operating Room the Scene of a Crime?: A Forensic Analysis of Surgical Smoke and Occupational Justice in the Operating Room - p. 215 16. Laser Ocular Hazards and Perioperative Mitigation - p. 227 17. Rules, Rigor, and Risk Mitigation: Responsibilities of the Medical Laser Safety Officer - p. 241 18. Third Party Services - p. 253 19. National and International Standards-Based Administrative Controls - p. 267 20. Development of a Departmental Laser Program - p. 279
In this inaugural issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing Care, guest editor Vangie Dennis brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Lasers: Innovation in Care. Laser technology has transformed modern medicine and healthcare disciplines using lasers to perform precise procedures, but with these advances are risks to patients and professionals. In this issue, top experts address eye safety; development of a departmental laser program; administrative aspects of a laser program; third-party services: maintaining safety in the perioperative care environment; and much more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. ix 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Overview of Laser Use in the Perioperative Care Arena - p. 145 10. Laser Physics for the Perioperative Environment: Where the Story Begins - p. 161 11. Biophysics of Lasers for the Perioperative Environment: How Laser Energy Is Controlled for Medicine and Surgery - p. 177 12. Laser Safety Within the Perioperative Setting - p. 187 13. Perioperative Considerations and Safety Measures for Patients - p. 197 14. Life and Breath: Upper Airway Safety Utilizing Energy Sources - p. 205 15. Is the Operating Room the Scene of a Crime?: A Forensic Analysis of Surgical Smoke and Occupational Justice in the Operating Room - p. 215 16. Laser Ocular Hazards and Perioperative Mitigation - p. 227 17. Rules, Rigor, and Risk Mitigation: Responsibilities of the Medical Laser Safety Officer - p. 241 18. Third Party Services - p. 253 19. National and International Standards-Based Administrative Controls - p. 267 20. Development of a Departmental Laser Program - p. 279
