Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice

This book provides a comprehensive guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures, covering all areas of the AST Core Curriculum. It offers a unique mentoring approach and engaging learning features, making complex skills and techniques easy to understand. With over 1,200 full-color illustrations and clinical photos, it offers a well-rounded and multi-perspective focus on operating room procedures and quality patient care.

Format: Hardback
Length: 1152 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2021
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

This comprehensive guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures is designed to prepare you for delivering the best patient care before, during, and after surgery. In addition to covering all the content in the AST Core Curriculum, this one-of-a-kind text offers a unique mentoring approach and engaging learning features that make even complex skills and techniques easy to understand.

Comprehensive coverage addresses all areas of the AST Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, from fundamental concepts to advanced specialty surgical procedures. Reader-friendly writing style and organization build content from the basics of aseptic technique and the role and function of the surgical technologist to the chapters on specialized surgical procedures.

Consistent chapter format breaks down surgical procedures in an easy-to-understand way, helping you understand the key elements of more than 200 procedures.

The experienced author/consulting editor team brings a breadth of experience to the table, providing a well-rounded and multi-perspective focus on operating room procedures and quality patient care. Over 1,200 full-color illustrations and clinical photos bring concepts and procedures to life, while robust practice opportunities include review questions, case studies, and additional review questions and surgical practice videos on the Evolve companion website.

Learning objectives serve as checkpoints for comprehension and study tools in preparation for examinations. Key terminology appears in boldface throughout chapter discussions, with key terms defined and cross-referenced to a back-of-book glossary. Key concepts are covered in a bulleted list at the end of each chapter discussion to summarize and review chapter content.

References and bibliographies provide a listing of in-text and additional citations of scientific research and best practices.

By following the guidance and principles outlined in this text, you will be well-equipped to excel in your role as a surgical technologist and contribute to the success of surgical procedures. Whether you are a student or a practicing surgical technologist, this book is a valuable resource for advancing your skills and knowledge in the field.

Weight: 2992g
Dimension: 227 x 284 x 50 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323680189
Edition number: 8 Revised edition