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Fuller, Joanna Ruth

Surgical technology : principles and practice / Joanna Ruth Fuller - 3rd edition - Philadelphia : W.B Saunders company, c1994 - xiv, 693 p. : ill ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

CONTENTS

Section. I. The Principles of Surgery
1. The Surgical Technologist
Past, Present, and Future
2. Surgical Conscience and Ethics in the Operating Room
3. Surgery and the Law
4. Organization of the Operating Room: Personnel and Environment
5. Microbiology Overview and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
6. Disinfection and Decontamination
7. Sterilization: Standards and Practice
8. Aseptic Techniques and Universal Precautions in the Operating Room
9. Anesthesia
10. Transporting and Positioning the Surgical Patient
11. Preparation of the Surgical Site
12. Wound Closure
13. Hemostasis
14. Surgical Pharmacology
15. Surgical Instruments
16. Surgical Routines and Emergencies
17. Communicating with the Surgical Patient
18. Laser Technology and Use

Section. II. Practice: Surgical Procedures
19. General Surgery
20. Minimal Access Surgery
21. Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery
22. Urogenital Surgery
23. Orthopedic Surgery
24. Cardiothoracic Surgery
25. Peripheral Vascular Surgery
26. Neurosurgery
27. Eye Surgery
28. Ear, Nose, Throat, and Mouth Surgery
29. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

ISBN: 0721640648 9780721640648

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Surgical technology
Operating room nursing.
Operating room technicians.

Dewey Class. No.: WY 162 F965s 1994