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