From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance brand 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.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Surgical and anaesthetic abbreviations and acronyms
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Part 1 Introduction to Perioperative Practice
- 1 Preoperative 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 team working
Part 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
Part 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
Part 4 Recovery
- 29 Introducing the recovery room
- 30 Patient handover
- 31 Postoperative patient care - Part 1
- 32 Postoperative patient care - Part 2
- 33 Monitoring in recovery
- 34 Maintaining the airway
- 35 Common postoperative problems
- 36 Managing postoperative pain
- 37 Managing PONV
Part 5 Perioperative Emergencies
- 38 Caring for the critically ill
- 39 Managing airway problems
- 40 Rapid sequence intubation
- 41 Bleeding problems
- 42 Malignant hyperthermia
- 43 Cardiovascular problems
- 44 Electrosurgical burns
- 45 Venous thromboembolism
- 46 Latex allergy
Part 6 Advanced Surgical Practice
- 47 Assisting the surgeon
- 48 Shaving, marking, prepping and draping
- 49 Retraction of tissues
- 50 Suture techniques and materials
- 51 Haemostatic techniques
- 52 Laparoscopic surgery
- 53 Orthopaedic surgery
- 54 Cardiac surgery
- 55 Things to do after surgery!
- References and further reading
