Utilizing clear, detailed, true-color photographs, this manual builds familiarity with surgical instruments from basic care and handling to placement in sterilizing trays to explanations of surgical procedures. This 7th edition is expanded to provide essential resources for perioperative nurses and surgical technologists. Nearly 800 photographs of individual as well as sets of instruments, including both whole instruments and tips, help distinguish between similar instrument types. The importance of instrument preparation for surgery is emphasized. Instruments are organized by surgical procedures, beginning with the basics and building to more advanced sets to facilitate understanding. Instrument placement in sterilizing trays is demonstrated. Approximately 200 NEW photographs feature individual and instrument sets, including tips. Brief explanations of important surgical procedures and the necessary equipment are included. Female Reproductive Surgery and Pediatric Surgery units are expanded to encompass the latest instruments. New chapters highlight robotic instruments and external fixation, kidney transplant, and pediatric chest and vascular instruments.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
ISBN-10
0323043100
ISBN-13
9780323043106
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57205670
Product Key Features
Author
Shirley M. Tighe
Publication Name
Instrumentation for the Operating Room : a Photographic Manual
Format
Spiral
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rd76
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
7
Table of Content
1. Instrument Preparation for Surgery 2. General Surgery 3. Female Reproductive Surgery 4. Genitourinary Surgery 5. Orthopedic Surgery 6. Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery 7. Oral, Maxillary, and Facial Surgery 8. Plastic Surgery 9. Peripheral Vascular, Cardiovascular, and Thoracic Surgery 10. Pediatric Surgery 11. Neurosurgery
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Nursing / Référence, Surgery / General, Instruments & Supplies