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Rapid perioperative care
- Author / Creator
- Available as
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Details
- Creator
- Paul Wicker, Sara Dalby
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2017
- ©2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (481 pages) : illustrations, tables
- ISBNs
- 9781119121251, 1119121256, 9781119548935, 1119548934, 9781119121244, 1119121248, 111912123X
- OCLC
- ocn959848624
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- English
- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Section 1 Preoperative Preparation -- Chapter 1 The Role of the Anaesthetic Practitioner -- Preanaesthetic phase -- Anaesthesia -- Checking the anaesthetic machine -- Monitoring responsibilities -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 The Role of the Surgical Practitioner -- Scrub practitioners -- Circulating practitioners -- Chapter 3 The Role of the Recovery Practitioner -- The role of practitioners in recovery -- Admission to recovery -- Initial assessment of a patient -- Discharge of patient -- Chapter 4 Preoperative Assessment of Perioperative Patients -- Introduction -- Preoperative preparation -- Reducing postoperative complications -- Chapter 5 Perioperative Patient Care -- Preoperative visiting -- Patient preparation -- Care during anaesthesia -- Intraoperative care -- Transferring the patient to recovery -- Postoperative care -- Discharge of the patient back to the ward -- Chapter 6 Operating Theatre Attire and Personal Protective Equipment -- Chapter 7 Surgical Safety Checklist -- Team brief -- Pre-anaesthetic SIGN IN -- TIME OUT -- SIGN OUT -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Teaching Students How to Use Operating Theatre Equipment -- Anaesthetic equipment -- Surgical equipment -- Principles of the swab and instrument count (SIC) -- Basic surgical instruments -- Chapter 9 Perioperative Equipment -- Initial equipment checks -- Operating room equipment -- Anaesthetic equipment -- Equipment for resuscitation -- Patient-monitoring equipment -- Surgical equipment -- Other operating room equipment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 Managing Perioperative Medication -- Introduction -- Principles of managing medication -- Perioperative medications -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 Interprofessional Learning and Collaboration -- Providing interprofessional learning
- IPL for students -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Preventing Surgical Site Infection -- Surgical site infections -- Risks associated with SSIs -- Causes of SSIs -- Perioperative care -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13 Skin Preparation for Surgery -- Surgical skin preparation -- Skin prep solutions -- Summary -- References and Further Reading -- Section 2 Anaesthesia -- Chapter 14 Preoperative Evaluation of the Anaesthetic Patient -- Identification of high-risk patients -- Preoperative visits -- Previous problems -- Smoking -- Alcohol and medications -- Obesity -- Bleeding problems -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 Preparing Anaesthetic Equipment -- Anaesthetic machine -- Anaesthetic equipment -- Chapter 16 Checking the Anaesthetic Machine -- Checking the anaesthetic machine -- Checking the anaesthetic machine -- Manual Ventilation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 17 Anatomy and Physiology: The Cardiovascular System -- The heart -- Blood vessels -- Arteries and arterioles -- Blood -- Cardiovascular system physiology -- Chapter 18 Anatomy and Physiology: The Lungs -- Oxygen exchange -- Lung problems -- Conclusion -- Chapter 19 General Anaesthesia -- Premedication -- Anaesthetic induction -- Airway management -- Maintenance of anaesthetic -- Monitoring -- Complications -- Chapter 20 Local Anaesthesia -- Pathophysiology -- Action of local anaesthetics -- Local anaesthetics -- Administration of LAs -- Allergic reaction to LAs -- Chapter 21 Regional Anaesthesia -- Examples of surgical procedures -- Regional blocks -- Chapter 22 Rapid Sequence Induction -- Introduction -- Airway protection -- Steps taken for rapid sequence induction -- Preparing for RSI -- Drugs used for RSI -- Undertaking RSI in different settings -- Chapter 23 Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) -- TIVA actions -- Main aims of TIVA -- Conclusion -- Chapter 24 Airway Management -- Assessing the airway
- Airway management techniques -- Preparation for intubation -- Airway emergencies -- Conclusion -- Chapter 25 General Anaesthetic Pharmacology -- Premedication -- Anaesthetic induction -- Neuromuscular blocking agents -- Maintenance of anaesthesia -- Emergence from anaesthesia -- Postoperative care -- Chapter 26 Intraoperative Fluid Management -- Body water distribution -- Capillary fluid shifts -- Distribution of crystalloid fluids -- Distribution of colloid fluids -- Administration of intraoperative fluids -- Oesophageal doppler monitoring -- Conclusion -- Chapter 27 Monitoring Perioperative Patients -- Setting up monitors before anaesthesia -- Monitors during and after anaesthesia -- Chapter References and Further Reading -- Section 3 Surgical Specialities -- Chapter 28 Laparoscopic Surgery -- Basic principles of laparoscopic surgery -- Equipment -- Difficulties for surgeons -- Conversion to open -- Further developments and innovations -- Chapter 29 Vascular Surgery -- Vascular risk factors -- Aneurysms -- Lower limb ischaemia -- Amputations -- Arterial disease of the upper limb -- Carotid embolisation -- Venous disease -- Chapter 30 Cardiothoracic Surgery -- Cardiac surgery -- Acquired heart disease -- Congenital cardiac disease -- Valvular heart disease -- Thoracic surgery -- Presenting symptoms -- Diagnostic investigations for lung tumours -- Chapter 31 Orthopaedics and Trauma -- Investigations -- Orthopaedic specialities -- Conservative management -- Operative management -- Fractures -- Joint replacements -- Specialist equipment -- Chapter 32 Gynaecology Surgery -- Gynaecology presenting symptoms -- Examination and diagnostic tests -- Gynaecological infections -- Pelvic floor dysfunction -- Pelvic neoplasms -- Chapter 33 Plastic Surgery -- Scope of plastic surgery -- Wounds -- Grafts -- Other grafts -- Flaps -- Tissue expansion -- Burns
- Reconstructive surgery -- Congenital abnormalities -- Chapter 34 Urology -- Common urological symptoms -- Investigations -- Common diagnoses -- Urological surgery -- Chapter 35 Breast Surgery -- Breast clinic -- Specific evaluation of breast patients -- Factors which increase the risk of breast cancer -- Management of high-risk patients -- Breast disease -- Surgical procedures -- Imaging -- Tissue diagnosis -- Complications of mastectomy -- Risk factors for tumour recurrence -- Chapter 36 Endocrine Surgery -- Thyroid -- Parathyroid -- Adrenal disorders -- Gastrointestinal endocrine tumours -- Chapter 37 Colorectal Surgery -- Investigations -- Colorectal disorders -- Colorectal cancer -- Anal, perianal and rectal disorders -- Procedures -- Colon tests and investigations -- Indications for resections -- Factors to consider with anastamosis -- Complications of colonic resection -- Chapter 38 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery -- Oesophagus -- Investigations for oesophageal clinical symptoms -- Peptic ulceration -- Gastric neoplasia -- Miscellaneous disorders of the stomach -- Miscellaneous disorders of the duodenum -- Acute upper GI bleeding -- Chapter 39 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery -- Liver disease -- Liver tumours -- Liver cysts -- Liver infections -- Liver trauma -- Biliary tract -- Biliary strictures -- Gallbladder tumours -- Biliary tract cancers -- Pancreatic disease -- Pancreatic carcinoma -- Chapter References and Further Reading -- Section 4 Surgical Scrub Skills -- Chapter 40 Basic Surgical Instrumentation -- Introduction -- Sharps/cutting instruments -- Clamps -- Haemostatic forceps (Artery forceps) -- Grasping/holding instruments -- Retraction -- Accessory instruments -- Chapter 41 Surgical Positioning -- Supine -- Trendelenburg -- Reverse trendelenburg -- Lithotomy -- Prone -- Jack-knife -- Lateral -- Lateral chest -- Lateral kidney
- Fowler -- Semi-fowler -- Knee-chest -- Documentation -- Postoperative assessment -- Chapter 42 Thermoregulation -- Ways the body loses heat -- Assessment of patient's temperature -- Inadvertent hypothermia -- Patients at increased risk of inadvertent hypothermia -- Complications of inadvertent hypothermia -- Preoperative management -- Anaesthetic care -- Intraoperative management strategies -- Postoperative management -- Chapter 43 Skin Preparation -- Rationale for skin preparation -- General considerations -- Antiseptic choices -- Optimum method of skin preparation -- Chapter 44 Surgical Draping -- Basic principles of draping -- Considerations when selecting drapes -- Reusable versus disposable drapes -- Chapter 45 Surgical Site Marking -- Wrong site surgery -- Steps to surgical site marking -- Factors which increase wrong site surgery -- Theatre staff responsibility -- Chapter 46 Swab Counts, Sharps and Instrument Checks -- What should be checked? -- When they should be checked -- Count board -- Taking additional items -- Swabs -- Sharps and miscellaneous items -- Instruments -- Who should carry out the checks? -- What happens if the count is wrong? -- Documentation -- Chapter 47 Measures to Prevent Wound Infection -- Patient factors -- Preoperative practices to reduce surgical site infection -- Perioperative practices to reduce surgical site infection -- Chapter 48 Electrosurgery -- Monopolar diathermy -- Monopolar settings -- Bipolar diathermy -- Hazards of diathermy -- Laparoscopic diathermy hazards -- Chapter 49 Wound Healing and Dressings -- Introduction -- Physiology of wound healing -- Patient factors which inhibit wound healing -- Environmental factors which inhibit healing -- Types of wound healing -- Wound classifications -- Things to consider when selecting dressings -- Types of dressings -- Wound dressing contraindications
- Chapter 50 Bladder Catheterisation