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Contents
Part ICommunication and Teamwork 3. Law, Documentation and Professional Ethics 4. The Healthcare FacilityPerioperative Environment Facility Departments and Functions Healthcare Administration5. NEW! Disaster Preparedness and Response 6. The Patient 7. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures 8. Environmental Hazards 9. Microbes and the Process of Infection 10. The Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique 11. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection 12. Surgical Instruments 13. Perioperative Pharmacology 14. Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring 15. Post Anesthesia Recovery 16. Death and Dying 17. Physics and Information Technology 18. Energy Sources in Surgery 19. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient 20. Surgical Skin Prep and Draping 21. Case Planning and Intraoperative Roles 22. Management of the Surgical WoundPart II: Surgical Technology Practice 23. General Surgery Abdominal Wall Gastrointestinal Surgery of the Biliary System, Liver, Pancreas, and Spleen Breast Surgery24. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery 25. Gynecological and Obstetrical SurgeryGynecological Surgery Obstetrical Surgery26.Genitourinary Surgery 27. Ophthalmic Surgery 28. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and LarynxThe Ear Surgery of the Nasal Cavity, Oropharynx, and Larynx The Neck29. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 30. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 31. Orthopedic Surgery 32. Peripheral Vascular Surgery 33. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery 34. Cardiac Surgery 35. Pediatric Surgery 36. Neurosurgery 37. NEW! Trauma Surgery Glossary Index
