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  • Imprint: F.A. Davis
  • ISBN: 9780803612266
  • Publication: 01.10.2007
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Pocket Guide to the Operating Room, 3rd Edition

By Goldman

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This 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).

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