Pocket Guide to the Operating Room Pocket Guide to Operating Room | Third Edition

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'The third edition is an invaluable reference book for the novice perioperative nurse or surgical technologist. For someone studying for the CNOR, this is a tremendous resource book and study guide.'-The AORN Journal, December 2008Here's quick access to must-have information on more than 500 surgical procedures, including more than 100 new and significantly amended procedures. For each procedure, you'll find…definitions and descriptions; preparation of the patient; skin preparation; draping techniques; equipment needed; instrumentation; supplies; and special notes pertinent to that surgery.There's also extensive coverage of minimal access surgery, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures as well as updated sections on anesthesia and anesthetic drugs, descriptions of equipment and instrument trays, comprehensive coverage of patient care, and much more.