Alexander's Surgical Procedures, 1st Edition
Hardcover
Drawn from the trusted content of Alexander's Care of the Surgical Patient, 14th Edition, Alexander's Surgical Procedures provides proven, step-by-step coverage of essential surgical procedures optimized specifically for your surgical technology course. Respected authorities Jane Rothrock and Sherri Alexander (AST president 2007 - 2011) guide students through the pre-op set up, procedure pathology/steps, and post-op considerations for all required procedures. This approachable, easy-to-use resource complements the fundamental coverage in your other surgical technology textbooks, and ready-to-use educator support tools help you easily integrate comprehensive procedure coverage into your course.
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- Content adapted from Alexander’s Care of the Surgical Patient, 14th Edition provides comprehensive procedural coverage optimized for your surgical technology course
- Surgical Technologist Considerations boxes detail practical strategies for applying chapter content to specialty procedures
- Complete pre-op set up, draping, and other instructions for each procedure equip students to confidently perform all of the duties of surgical technologist in the OR setting
- Chapter Outlines, Learning Objectives, and Chapter Summaries make chapter content more accessible
- Review questions in the text and case studies on Evolve reinforce key concepts and encourage critical thinking
- More than 700 full-color illustrations clarify surgical anatomy, instrumentation, procedures, and methods
- Surgical Pharmacology tables provide quick, convenient access to generic/trade names, purpose/description, and pharmacokinetics for drugs most commonly associated with each specific surgical procedure
- Cutting-edge content reflects the latest interventions and patient care techniques in surgical practice
- Geriatric Consideration boxes help students manage surgical challenges unique to geriatric patients
- Patient Safety boxes alert students to recent Joint Commission safety initiatives to ensure the safe performance of key tasks
- History boxes present chapter content in a broader context to enhance students’ understanding and retention
- Ambulatory Surgical Considerations boxes highlight important changes to patient care within appropriate procedures
- Risk Reduction Strategies boxes provide specific steps students can take to improve patient safety
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1. Importance of the Surgical Technologist on the Surgical Team
2. Gastrointestinal Surgery
3. Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas and Spleen
4. Repair of the Hernia
5. Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
6. Genitourinary Surgery
7. Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
8. Breast Surgery
9. Ophthalmic Surgery
10 Otorhinolaryngologic
11 Orthopedic Surgery
12 Neurosurgery
13. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
14. Thoracic Surgery
15. Vascular Surgery
16 Cardiac Surgery
17. Pediatric Surgery
18. Trauma Surgery and Emergency Preparedness
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