Surgical technology for the surgical technologist : a positive care approach / Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc. ; executive editor, Kevin B. Frey ; senior editor, Tracey Ross ; contributing editors, Jeffrey Lee Bidwell ... [et al.].
Edition:
3rd ed.
Publisher:
Delmar Cengage Learning,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
xxxix, 1142 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Orientation to surgical technology -- Standards of conduct -- The surgical patient -- Special populations -- Physical environment and safety standards -- Biomedical science -- Asepsis and sterile technique -- Hemostasis and emergency situations -- Surgical pharmacology and anesthesia -- Instrumentation, equipment, and supplies -- Wound healing, sutures, needles, and stapling devices -- Surgical case management -- Diagnostic procedures -- General surgery -- Obstetric and gynecologic surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Otorhinolaryngologic surgery -- Oral and maxillofacial surgery -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Genitourinary surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Cardiothoracic surgery -- Peripheral vascular surgery -- Neurosurgery.
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