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.
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Acknowledgments Surgical and anaesthetic abbreviations and acronyms How to use your textbook 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 cardiovascularsystems 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
