University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Cover title: Berry & Kohn's Introduction to operating room technique.

Includes bibliography and index.

Contents: 1 Introduction for the learner -- 2 The health care team -- 3 The patient: the reason for your existence -- 4 Perioperative nursing -- 5 Ambulatory surgery -- 6 Physical facilities -- 7 Asepsis, infection control, and principles of sterile technique -- 8 Sterilization and disinfection -- 9 Surgical scrub, gowning, and gloving -- 10 Division of duties: setup, procedure, cleanup -- 11 Economy, work simplification, and safety -- 12 Liability and accountability -- 13 Anesthesia concepts, techniques, and agents -- 14 Patient monitoring, potential complications under anesthesia, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- 15 Positions -- 16 Preparation of the operative site and draping -- 17 Wound healing and methods of hemostasis -- 18 Wound closure materials -- 19 State of the art technology: specialized surgical tools -- 20 Diagnostic procedures -- 21 General surgery -- 22 Gynecology and obstetrics -- 23 Urology -- 24 Orthopaedics -- 25 Ophthalmology -- 26 Otolaryngology -- 27 Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- 28 Multidisciplinary team approach to head and neck surgery -- 29 Neurosurgery -- 30 Thoracic surgery -- 31 Cardiovascular surgery -- 32 Peripheral vascular surgery -- 33 Pediatric surgery -- 34 Transplantation and replantation -- 35 Oncology -- 36 Potential complications in surgical patients -- 37 Realities of clinical practice.

Nursing

English