Table
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Surgical
Terms |
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Symbols and
Abbreviations |
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Detailed
Contents |
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SECTION 1 |
PRINCIPLES OF PERIOPERATIVE CARE |
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1 |
Perioperative Practice |
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2 |
Professional
Issues in Perioperative
Practice |
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3 |
Admission
of Surgical Patients |
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SECTION 2 |
PREOPERATIVE CARE |
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4 |
Pre-Assessment
of Surgical Patients |
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5 |
Patients
with Pre-Existing Disease |
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6 |
Preparing
the Patient for Theatre |
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SECTION 3 |
PRINCIPLES OF ANAESTHESIA |
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7 |
Principles
of Anaesthesia |
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8 |
Essential Anaesthetic
Equipment |
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9 |
Scientific
Principles |
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10 |
Airway
Management |
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11 |
Complications
Associated with Anaesthesia |
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12 |
Specialist Anaesthesia |
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SECTION 4 |
INTRAOPERATIVE CARE |
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13 |
Decontamination
and Sterilisation |
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14 |
Thermoregulation |
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15 |
Patient
Skin Preparation |
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16 |
Operating
Theatre Practice |
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17 |
Patient
Positioning for Surgery |
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18 |
Wound
Management |
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19 |
Surgical
Equipment |
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20 |
Preparation
of the Recovery Room |
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SECTION 5 |
POSTOPERATIVE CARE |
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21 |
Caring for
the Post-Anaesthesia
Patient |
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22 |
Perioperative Pharmacology |
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23 |
Pain
Management |
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24 |
Perioperative Drugs |
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25 |
Fluid
Therapy and Fluid Replacement |
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SECTION 6 |
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY CARE |
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26 |
Emergency
Care |
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Index |
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