Perioperative practice at a glance
by Wicker, Paul
The market-leading at a Glance series Is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent Illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered In a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books In the at a Glance series are ideal as Introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Every…
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The market-leading at a Glance series Is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent Illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered In a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books In the at a Glance series are ideal as Introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
Everything you need to know about Perioperative Practice... at a Glance!
From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes this new title on all aspects of caring for patients in the perioperative environment. From preoperative care, through the anaesthetic and surgical phases to post-operation and recovery, this easy-to-read, quick reference resource uses the unique at a Glance format to quickly convey need-to-know information In both Images and text, allowing vital knowledge to be revised promptly and efficiently.
This Is a must-have resource for operating department practitioners and students, theatre nurses and nursing students, and trainee surgeons and anaesthetists. --Book Jacket.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 145 pages . : : illustrations, colour ; : 28 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118842157, 1118842154
- oclc:ocn888026166
- LC Classification:RD99.24
- Dewey Decimal:617/.0231
Table of Contents
Pt. 1 Introduction to perioperative practice -- 1.Preoperative patient preparation -- 2.Theatre scrubs and personal protective equipment (PPE) -- 3.Preventing the transmission of infection -- 4.Preparing and managing equipment -- 5.Perioperative patient care -- 6.Surgical Safety Checklist -- Part 1 -- 7.Surgical Safety Checklist -- Part 2 -- 8.Legal and professional accountability -- 9.Interprofessional teamworking -- pt. 2 Anaesthesia -- 10.Preparing anaesthetic equipment -- 11.Checking the anaesthetic machine -- 12.Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems -- 13.Anaesthetic drugs -- 14.Perioperative fluid management -- 15.Monitoring the patient -- 16.General anaesthesia -- 17.Local anaesthesia -- 18.Regional anaesthesia -- pt. 3 Surgery -- 19.Roles of the circulating and scrub team -- 20.Basic surgical instruments -- 21.Surgical scrubbing -- 22.Surgical positioning -- 23.Maintaining the sterile field
24.Sterilisation and disinfection -- 25.Swab and instrument counts -- 26.Working with electrosurgery -- 27.Tourniquet management -- 28.Wounds and dressings -- pt. 4 Recovery -- 29.Introducing the recovery room -- 30.Patient handover -- 31.Postoperative pa…
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