Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in General Surgery**Prepare to deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with this approachable guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures. 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- Reader-friendly writing style and organization builds content from fundamental concepts, aseptic technique, and the role and function of the surgical technologist, to the specialty surgical procedure chapters- Consistent chapter format breaks down surgical procedures in an easy-to-understand way that helps you understand the key elements of more than 200 procedures- Approximately 1,150 full-color illustrations and clinical photos bring concepts and procedures to life- Robust practice opportunities include review questions and case studies at the end of each chapter, along with additional review questions and surgical practice videos on the Evolve companion website- Learning features, including learning objectives, key terms, references and bibliographies, key concepts, and Important to Know boxes, keep you on track and organized as you move through the chapters- Pathology appendix summarizes the most commonly seen pathological processes and organizes them by body system- UPDATED! Content correlates with the AST Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, 7th Edition- UPDATED! Expanded coverage includes the latest advances in robotics and minimally invasive procedures- UPDATED! Vivid artwork includes additional photos to help bring key concepts to life- Written by surgical technologists, for surgical technologists
Table of Contents
PART 1 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES1. Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional2. Health Care Facility Structure and Environment3. Communication and Teamwork4. Medicolegal Aspects of Surgical Technology5. Death, Dying, and the Psychosocial Needs of the Patient6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures7. Environmental Hazards8. Energy Sources in Surgery9. Disaster Preparedness and Response10. Microbes and the Process of Infection11. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection12. Surgical Instruments13. Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique14. Surgical Skills I: Planning a Case, Opening, and Start of Surgery15. Surgical Skills II: Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Period16. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient17. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping18. Perioperative Pharmacology19. Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia RecoveryPART 2 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE20. General Surgery21. Minimally Invasive Surgery22. Robotic-Assisted Surgery23. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery24. Genitourinary Surgery25. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx26. Ophthalmic Surgery27. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery28. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery29. Orthopedic Surgery30. Neurosurgery31. Vascular and Microvascular Surgery32. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery33. Cardiac Surgery34. Pediatric Surgery35. Emergency Trauma Surgery
