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E-book: Perioperative Practice at a Glance

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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 pre-operative 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.

  • Brings together all aspects of perioperative practice in one easy-to-read book
  • Moves through the patient journey, providing support to perioperative practitioners in all aspects of their role
  • Covers key information on perioperative emergencies
  • Includes material on advanced skills to support Advanced Practitioners
  • Each topic is covered in two pages, allowing for easy revision and reference

This is a must-have resource for operating department practitioners and students, theatre nurses and nursing students, and trainee surgeons and anaesthetists.

Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Surgical and anaesthetic abbreviations and acronyms ix
How to use your textbook xiii
Part 1 Introduction to perioperative practice
1(20)
1 Preoperative patient preparation
2(2)
2 Theatre scrubs and personal protective equipment (PPE)
4(2)
3 Preventing the transmission of infection
6(2)
4 Preparing and managing equipment
8(2)
5 Perioperative patient care
10(2)
6 Surgical Safety Checklist -- Part 1
12(2)
7 Surgical Safety Checklist -- Part 2
14(2)
8 Legal and professional accountability
16(2)
9 Interprofessional teamworking
18(3)
Part 2 Anaesthesia
21(20)
10 Preparing anaesthetic equipment
22(2)
11 Checking the anaesthetic machine
24(2)
12 Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems
26(2)
13 Anaesthetic drugs
28(2)
14 Perioperative fluid management
30(2)
15 Monitoring the patient
32(2)
16 General anaesthesia
34(2)
17 Local anaesthesia
36(2)
18 Regional anaesthesia
38(3)
Part 3 Surgery
41(22)
19 Roles of the circulating and scrub team
42(2)
20 Basic surgical instruments
44(2)
21 Surgical scrubbing
46(2)
22 Surgical positioning
48(2)
23 Maintaining the sterile field
50(2)
24 Sterilisation and disinfection
52(2)
25 Swab and instrument counts
54(2)
26 Working with electrosurgery
56(2)
27 Tourniquet management
58(2)
28 Wounds and dressings
60(3)
Part 4 Recovery
63(20)
29 Introducing the recovery room
64(2)
30 Patient handover
66(2)
31 Postoperative patient care -- Part 1
68(2)
32 Postoperative patient care -- Part 2
70(2)
33 Monitoring in recovery
72(2)
34 Maintaining the airway
74(2)
35 Common postoperative problems
76(2)
36 Managing postoperative pain
78(2)
37 Managing postoperative nausea and vomiting
80(3)
Part 5 Perioperative emergencies
83(20)
38 Caring for the critically Ill
84(2)
39 Airway problems
86(2)
40 Rapid sequence induction
88(2)
41 Bleeding problems
90(2)
42 Malignant hyperthermia
92(2)
43 Cardiovascular problems
94(2)
44 Electrosurgical burns
96(2)
45 Venous thromboembolism
98(2)
46 Latex allergy
100(3)
Part 6 Advanced surgical practice
103(19)
47 Assisting the surgeon
104(2)
48 Shaving, marking, prepping and draping
106(2)
49 Retraction of tissues
108(2)
50 Suture techniques and materials
110(2)
51 Haemostatic techniques
112(2)
52 Laparoscopic surgery
114(2)
53 Orthopaedic surgery
116(2)
54 Cardiac surgery
118(2)
55 Things to do after surgery
120(2)
References and further reading 122(22)
Index 144
Paul Wicker is Head of Perioperative Studies, Faculty of Health, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK.  He is also Consultant Editor of the Journal of Operating Department Practice (published by Mark Allen Publishers) and author of Wiley title Caring for the Perioperative Patient.
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