Pocket Guide to the Operating Room
by Goldman, Maxine A.Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-11-26
Publisher(s): F A DAVIS CO
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Summary
"The third edition is an invaluable reference book for the novice perioperative nurse or surgical technologist. For someone studying for the CNOR, this is a tremendous resource book and study guide."-- The AORN Journal, December 2008This pocket guide presents more than 500 surgical procedures! State-of-the-art revisions familiarize the reader with new standards of excellence for care of the surgical patient in the perioperative environment. For each procedure, you'll find a definition . discussion . description of the surgery . preparation of the patient . skin preparation . draping technique . instrumentation . supplies . and special notes pertinent to that surgery.Comprehensive patient care is addressed, including psychological care of the patient in surgery . safety measures for the patient and perioperative personnel . the written record of intra-, pre- and postoperative care . The Joint Commission's Universal Protocol and AORN's standards and recommended practices, (including correct site and laterality considerations).Its in-depth coverage also encompasses charting as a legal document . patient teaching . detailed surgical patient positioning with drawings . anesthesia and anesthetic agents . laser application . robotics . endoscopy (including laparoscopic, hysteroscopic, thoracoscopic, and arthroscopic procedures) . microsurgery (including microendoscopy and microneuroendoscopy) . harmonic scalpel . argon beam coagulator . special considerations for the pediatric patient in surgery, (including anesthesia modifications and surgical procedures).
Table of Contents
Part 1: Perioperative Considerations: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Care, Including Psychological Support of the Surgical Patient Perioperative Care of the Patient Protection of the Patient in Surgery/Patient Safety Safety Measures for Operating Room Personnel Part 2: Anesthesia: General Information Anesthesia Modalities General Anesthesia Conduction Anesthesia Part 3: Technological Adjuncts to Surgery Laser Technology Endoscopy: A Minimal Access Approach Robotics Microsurgery Harmonic Scalpel and Plasma Scalpel Argon Beam Coagulator Radiofrequency Ablation Part 4: Surgical Procedures Integumentary and Minimally Invasive Surgery Breast Surgery Abdominal Extraintestinal Surgery Gastrointestinal Surgery Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery Genitourinary Surgery Thoracic Surgery Vascular Surgery Cardiac Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Neurological Surgery Plastic Surgery Neck Surgery Otorhinolaryngological (ENT) Surgery Ophthalmic Surgery Dental Surgery Radiation Therapy/Radiotherapy Procedures Pediatric Surgery Part 5: Instrument Trays General Surgery Instrument Trays Gynecologic and Obstetric Trays Genitourinary Trays Thoracic Instrument Trays Cardiovascular Procedures Instrument Trays Orthopedic Instrument Trays Neurosurgical Procedures Instrument Trays Plastic Surgery Instrument Trays Otorhinolaryngologic (ENT) Instrument Trays Ophthalmic Procedures Trays Dental Instrument Trays Pediatric Instrument Trays Bibliography Index
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