Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice - Brossura

Davey, Ann

Brossura

ISBN 10: 052168286X ISBN 13: 9780521682862

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

It clarifies the underlying principles needed for an understanding of anaesthetic and surgical practice.

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Descrizione del libro

Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice seeks to embrace the knowledge needed for the generic theatre worker, be they nurse or anaesthetic assistant, as envisaged in the Bevan Report. It clarifies the underlying principles needed for an understanding of anaesthetic and surgical practice.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; 1. The operating department practitioner, the patient and the law J. Ballance and P. Duxbury; 2. Aspects of health and safety in the operating department T. Williams; 3. The caring practitioner A. Davey; 4. Strategies for infection control in the operating department A. Deane; 5. Sterilization, decontamination and the surgical field T. Kerry; 6. The fundamentals of cardiovascular physiology R. M. King and C. S. Ince; 7. Fundamentals of respiratory physiology E. C. Howard; 8. Scientific principles in relation to the anaesthetic machine C. S. Ince, A. C. Skinner and E. Taft; 9. Fundamentals of artificial ventilation of the lung R. R. Macmillan; 10. Scientific principles in relation to monitoring equipment C. S. Ince and A. C. Skinner; 11. Scientific principles in relation to endoscopic, laser and radiological equipment G. Grice; 12. Pharmacological principles of drug administration E. Whelan; 13. The pharmacology of drugs used in general anaesthesia E. Whelan and H. Davis; 14. The local anaesthetic drugs - does the ideal agent exist? A. C. Skinner; 15. The safe positioning of patients for surgery S. Collins and A. Davey; 16. Principles involved in the management and use of equipment M. Greenall; 17. Understanding suture materials M. H. Scott; 18. Fundamentals of paediatric surgery and anaesthesia P. D. Booker; 19. Fundamentals of hyperthermia and hypothermia C. S. Ince; 20. Fundamentals of fluid and electrolyte balance during surgery R. M. King; 21. The physiology of blood and its administration P. Bolton-Maggs; 22. Fundamentals of pain relief V. Nelson; 23. Fundamentals of dressings and drains in relation to wound healing A. Davey and R. M. King; 24. The recovery of patients from anaesthesia and surgery M. Maguire; 25. Fundamentals of emergency and obstetric anaesthesia T. Ryan; 26. Identification and management of anaesthetic emergencies R. Wenstone; 27. The fundamentals of emergency resuscitation T. Hankin; Appendixes; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 052168286X
• ISBN 13: 9780521682862
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 360