1

Preoperative Room Considerations   Teri Raffel

1

2

Preoperative Patient Considerations   Marianne Tear

41

3

Operating Room Personnel   Paige A. Allen

85

4

Asepsis   Paige A. Allen

101

5

Patient Monitoring   Teri Raffel

107

6

Surgical Assisting—Duties during Surgery   Teri Raffel

121

7

Surgical Procedures   Marianne Tear

132

8

The Postoperative Patient   Marianne Tear and Ann Wortinger

229

9

Postoperative Surgery Room and Equipment   Paige A. Allen

254

10

Client Education for Postoperative Care   Marianne Tear

273

11

The Technician’s Role in Pain Management   Marianne Tear

285

Appendix

295

Glossary

307

Index

313