Rapid Perioperative Care is an essential text for students and practitioners requiring up-to-date fundamental information on the perioperative environment. Covering a wide range of subjects related to perioperative practice and care, each chapter is concise and focused to guide the reader to find information quickly and effectively. This book uses a structured approach to perioperative care, starting with an introduction to the perioperative environment, anaesthetics, surgery and recovery, followed by postoperative problems and finally the roles of the Surgical Care Practitioner…mehr
Rapid Perioperative Care is an essential text for students and practitioners requiring up-to-date fundamental information on the perioperative environment. Covering a wide range of subjects related to perioperative practice and care, each chapter is concise and focused to guide the reader to find information quickly and effectively. This book uses a structured approach to perioperative care, starting with an introduction to the perioperative environment, anaesthetics, surgery and recovery, followed by postoperative problems and finally the roles of the Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP).
Covering all the key topics in the perioperative environment, this concise and easy-to-read title is the perfect quick-reference book for students and theatre practitioners to support them in their work in clinical practice, and enable them to deliver the best possible care.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Paul Wicker is Visiting Professor at the First Hospital of Nanjing, China and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Sara Dalby is Surgical Care Practitioner at Aintree University Hospital Trust, and Associate Lecturer at Edge Hill University, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xiii
Section 1 Preoperative Preparation 1 Paul Wicker
1 The Role of the Anaesthetic Practitioner 3
2 The Role of the Surgical Practitioner 7
3 The Role of the Recovery Practitioner 11
4 Preoperative Assessment of Perioperative Patients 14
5 Perioperative Patient Care 21
6 Operating Theatre Attire and Personal Protective Equipment 27
7 Surgical Safety Checklist 29
8 Teaching Students How to Use Operating Theatre Equipment 32
9 Perioperative Equipment 37
10 Managing Perioperative Medication 41
11 Interprofessional Learning and Collaboration 46
12 Preventing Surgical Site Infection 49
13 Skin Preparation for Surgery 52
References and Further Reading 54
Section 2 Anaesthesia 65 Paul Wicker
14 Preoperative Evaluation of the Anaesthetic Patient 67
15 Preparing Anaesthetic Equipment 70
16 Checking the Anaesthetic Machine 74
17 Anatomy and Physiology: The Cardiovascular System 78
18 Anatomy and Physiology: The Lungs 82
19 General Anaesthesia 85
20 Local Anaesthesia 89
21 Regional Anaesthesia 93
22 Rapid Sequence Induction 96
23 Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) 101
24 Airway Management 104
25 General Anaesthetic Pharmacology 109
26 Intraoperative Fluid Management 112
27 Monitoring Perioperative Patients 115
References and Further Reading 118
Section 3 Surgical Specialities 129 Sara Dalby
28 Laparoscopic Surgery 131
29 Vascular Surgery 134
30 Cardiothoracic Surgery 138
31 Orthopaedics and Trauma 143
32 Gynaecology Surgery 148
33 Plastic Surgery 153
34 Urology 157
35 Breast Surgery 161
36 Endocrine Surgery 165
37 Colorectal Surgery 168
38 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery 174
39 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery 178
References and Further Reading 183
Section 4 Surgical Scrub Skills 191 Sara Dalby
40 Basic Surgical Instrumentation 193
41 Surgical Positioning 196
42 Thermoregulation 201
43 Skin Preparation 205
44 Surgical Draping 208
45 Surgical Site Marking 210
46 Swab Counts, Sharps and Instrument Checks 213
47 Measures to Prevent Wound Infection 217
48 Electrosurgery 221
49 Wound Healing and Dressings 225
50 Bladder Catheterisation 229
51 Tourniquet Management 232
52 Haemostatic Techniques 236
53 Surgical Drains 241
54 Handling of Specimens 245
References and Further Reading 248
Section 5 Surgical Assisting 257 Sara Dalby
55 Legal, Professional and Ethical Issues 259
56 Surgical First Assistant 263
57 Surgical Care Practitioner 265
58 Pre and Postoperative Visiting 269
59 Retraction 273
60 Cutting of Sutures 276
61 Suture Materials 278
62 Surgical Needles 282
63 Wound Closure 285
64 Suturing Methods 287
65 Alternative Methods of Wound Closure 290
66 Injection of Local Anaesthetic for Wound Infiltration 293
67 Injection of Local Anaesthetic for Wound Infiltration - Caution and Complications 297
