Prepare to deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with this approachable guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures. In addition to covering all the content in the AST Core Curriculum, this one-of-a-kind text offers a unique mentoring approach and engaging learning features that make even complex skills and techniques easy to underst
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors and Reviewers - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgments - p. ix 8. PART I. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES - p. ix 9. 1. Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional - p. 1 10. 2. Communication and Teamwork - p. 12 11. 3. Medicolegal Aspects of Surgical Technology - p. 25 12. 4. Health Care Facility Structure and Environment - p. 40 13. 5. Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of the Patient - p. 58 14. 6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures - p. 66 15. 7. Environmental Hazards - p. 84 16. 8. Microbes and the Process of Infection - p. 101 17. 9. Sterile Technique and Infection Control - p. 125 18. 10. Decontamination, Sterilization, And Disinfection - p. 163 19. 11. Surgical Instruments - p. 189 20. 12. Perioperative Pharmacology - p. 212 21. 13. Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery - p. 250 22. 14. Death And Dying - p. 287 23. 15. Energy Sources in Surgery - p. 295 24. 16. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient - p. 309 25. 17. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping - p. 338 26. 18. Surgical Skills I: Planning a Case, Opening, and Start of Surgery - p. 366 27. 19. Surgical Skills II: Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Period - p. 387 28. 20. Minimally Invasive Surgery - p. 434 29. 21. Robotic-Assisted Surgery - p. 456 30. PART II. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE - p. 474 31. 22. General Surgery - p. 475 32. Section I: The Abdominal Wall - p. 476 33. Procedures of the Abdominal Wall - p. 486 34. Section II: Gastrointestinal Surgery - p. 493 35. Diagnostic Procedures - p. 495 36. Surgical Techniques in Gastrointestinal Procedures - p. 496 37. Diagnostic and Procedural Endoscopy - p. 497 38. Surgical Procedures - p. 499 39. Section III: Surgery of the Biliary System, Liver, Pancreas, and Spleen - p. 517 40. Diagnostic Procedures - p. 518 41. Case Planning - p. 518 42. Surgical Procedures - p. 520 43. Section IV: Breast Surgery - p. 528 44. Breast Cancer - p. 529 45. Case Planning - p. 530 46. Surgical Procedures - p. 531 47. Section V: The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands - p. 534 48. Key Concepts - p. 539 49. 23. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery - p. 541 50. 24. Genitourinary Surgery - p. 585 51. 25. Ophthalmic Surgery - p. 621 52. 26. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx - p. 654 53. 27. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - p. 708 54. 28. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - p. 723 55. 29. Orthopedic Surgery - p. 757 56. Surgical Anatomy - p. 758 57. Pathology of Soft Connective Tissues and Joints - p. 763 58. Orthopedic Pathology - p. 763 59. Orthopedic Case Planning - p. 765 60. Orthopedic Sutures - p. 767 61. Orthopedic Power Equipment - p. 768 62. Orthopedic Instruments - p. 769 63. Orthopedic Implants - p. 772 64. Wires and Cables - p. 778 65. Joint Replacement Implants - p. 780 66. Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes - p. 781 67. Arthroscopic Surgery - p. 782 68. Surgical Procedures - p. 784 69. Forearm - p. 792 70. Wrist and Hand - p. 795 71. Hip - p. 799 72. Knee - p. 808 73. Foot - p. 818 74. Key Concepts - p. 821 75. 30. Vascular and Microvascular Surgery - p. 823 76. 31. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery - p. 865 77. 32. Cardiac Surgery - p. 894 78. 33. Pediatric Surgery - p. 936 79. 34. Neurosurgery - p. 965 80. 35. Emergency Trauma Surgery - p. 1014 81. 36. Disaster Preparedness and Response - p. 1039 82. Appendix A. Common Pathology by System - p. 1058 83. Appendix B. Drugs and Substances Associated with Surgery - p. 1065 84. Appendix C. Math Review - p. 1072 85. Index - p. 1096 86. Surgical Procedures - p. 1135
Prepare to deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with this approachable guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures. In addition to covering all the content in the AST Core Curriculum, this one-of-a-kind text offers a unique mentoring approach and engaging learning features that make even complex skills and techniques easy to underst
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors and Reviewers - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgments - p. ix 8. PART I. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES - p. ix 9. 1. Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional - p. 1 10. 2. Communication and Teamwork - p. 12 11. 3. Medicolegal Aspects of Surgical Technology - p. 25 12. 4. Health Care Facility Structure and Environment - p. 40 13. 5. Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of the Patient - p. 58 14. 6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures - p. 66 15. 7. Environmental Hazards - p. 84 16. 8. Microbes and the Process of Infection - p. 101 17. 9. Sterile Technique and Infection Control - p. 125 18. 10. Decontamination, Sterilization, And Disinfection - p. 163 19. 11. Surgical Instruments - p. 189 20. 12. Perioperative Pharmacology - p. 212 21. 13. Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery - p. 250 22. 14. Death And Dying - p. 287 23. 15. Energy Sources in Surgery - p. 295 24. 16. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient - p. 309 25. 17. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping - p. 338 26. 18. Surgical Skills I: Planning a Case, Opening, and Start of Surgery - p. 366 27. 19. Surgical Skills II: Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Period - p. 387 28. 20. Minimally Invasive Surgery - p. 434 29. 21. Robotic-Assisted Surgery - p. 456 30. PART II. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE - p. 474 31. 22. General Surgery - p. 475 32. Section I: The Abdominal Wall - p. 476 33. Procedures of the Abdominal Wall - p. 486 34. Section II: Gastrointestinal Surgery - p. 493 35. Diagnostic Procedures - p. 495 36. Surgical Techniques in Gastrointestinal Procedures - p. 496 37. Diagnostic and Procedural Endoscopy - p. 497 38. Surgical Procedures - p. 499 39. Section III: Surgery of the Biliary System, Liver, Pancreas, and Spleen - p. 517 40. Diagnostic Procedures - p. 518 41. Case Planning - p. 518 42. Surgical Procedures - p. 520 43. Section IV: Breast Surgery - p. 528 44. Breast Cancer - p. 529 45. Case Planning - p. 530 46. Surgical Procedures - p. 531 47. Section V: The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands - p. 534 48. Key Concepts - p. 539 49. 23. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery - p. 541 50. 24. Genitourinary Surgery - p. 585 51. 25. Ophthalmic Surgery - p. 621 52. 26. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx - p. 654 53. 27. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - p. 708 54. 28. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - p. 723 55. 29. Orthopedic Surgery - p. 757 56. Surgical Anatomy - p. 758 57. Pathology of Soft Connective Tissues and Joints - p. 763 58. Orthopedic Pathology - p. 763 59. Orthopedic Case Planning - p. 765 60. Orthopedic Sutures - p. 767 61. Orthopedic Power Equipment - p. 768 62. Orthopedic Instruments - p. 769 63. Orthopedic Implants - p. 772 64. Wires and Cables - p. 778 65. Joint Replacement Implants - p. 780 66. Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes - p. 781 67. Arthroscopic Surgery - p. 782 68. Surgical Procedures - p. 784 69. Forearm - p. 792 70. Wrist and Hand - p. 795 71. Hip - p. 799 72. Knee - p. 808 73. Foot - p. 818 74. Key Concepts - p. 821 75. 30. Vascular and Microvascular Surgery - p. 823 76. 31. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery - p. 865 77. 32. Cardiac Surgery - p. 894 78. 33. Pediatric Surgery - p. 936 79. 34. Neurosurgery - p. 965 80. 35. Emergency Trauma Surgery - p. 1014 81. 36. Disaster Preparedness and Response - p. 1039 82. Appendix A. Common Pathology by System - p. 1058 83. Appendix B. Drugs and Substances Associated with Surgery - p. 1065 84. Appendix C. Math Review - p. 1072 85. Index - p. 1096 86. Surgical Procedures - p. 1135
