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A thoroughly revised second edition providing the knowledge and evidence-base needed for the perioperative practitioner, clarifying the underlying principles needed for an understanding of anaesthetic, surgical, and recovery practice. This book defines the level of knowledge required for perioperative practitioners and provides a comprehensive reference to the principles and practice of modern operating department practice. Featuring a diverse range of topics, it offers a multidisciplinary overview of new techniques and technologies, changes in medico-legal requirements, changes to professional accountability, and requirements for continuous professional development. Twelve new chapters cover healthcare ethics and professional regulation, health and safety, infection prevention and control, basic patient monitoring, human factors, and perioperative care of the paediatric patient. Incorporating a new focus on the provision of evidence-based practice and holistic care in all areas of perioperative care, this invaluable book is essential reading for anyone working in this sector, in both education and practice.
- Provides an evidence-based introduction to operating department practice, covering a broad range of perioperative topics for both learners and health care professionals in the perioperative setting
- Contributors from a variety of professional backgrounds including allied health, nursing, medicine, and advanced practice offer a broad range of clinical and educational expertise and experience
- All topics are covered at an introductory level for learners, avoiding the necessity to have prior specialised knowledge, but are also discussed in enough depth to benefit health care professionals seeking to ensure that their practice is informed and up-to-date
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Foreword
1. The caring perioperative practitioner Julie Quick
2. Evidence-based perioperative practice Paul Rawling
3. Healthcare ethics and professional regulation in operating department practice Edmund Horowicz and Amy Williams
4. Understanding the law within operating department practice Edmund Horowicz and Amy Williams
5. Health and safety in the perioperative environment Kevin Henshaw
6. Fundamentals of operating department design Shane Roadnight and Anne Followell
7. Infection prevention and control in the operating department Jo Fielding and Mark Milligan
8. Cardiovascular Physiology Dominic Nielsen and James Ip
9. Recognition and interpretation of the ECG Kully Sandhu
10. Respiratory Physiology Sarah John and Tahzeeb Bhagat
11. Introduction to general Anaesthesia Jo Han Gan and James Ip
12. Fundamentals of airway management Rebecca Sherwood
13. Artificial ventilation Vicky Lester
14. Management of perioperative medical emergencies Nathan Gamble
15. Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) Scott Miller
16. Fundamentals of basic patient monitoring Victoria Cadman and Efua Hagan
17. Haemodynamic monitoring Michael Donnellon
18. Fundamentals of regional Anaesthesia Karim Will Mukhtar and Will Angus
19. Fundamentals of the Anaesthetic machine Daniel Rodger
20. Anaesthetic breathing systems Cheryl Wayne-Kevan and Daniel Rodger
21. Pharmacological agents in Anaesthetic practice Kathryn Newton, Peter Turton and Brian Corrin
22. Fundamentals of emergency Obstretric care Victoria Cadman and Rebecca Lowes
23. Care of the bariatric patient Hannah Abbott
24. Sterilisation and decontamination of surgical instruments Martin Kiernan and Roger King
25. Management and use of medical equipment Julie Quick and Laura Garbett
26. Fundamentals of the surgical scrub role Lindsay Keeley
27. Fundamentals of patient positioning Sarah Brady
28. Fundamentals of thermoregulation Craig Griffiths
29. Fluid and electrolyte balance during surgery Chris Wood and Rebecca Parker
30. The Physiology of blood and its administration Suzanne Arulogun and Paul Wheeler
31. Fundamentals of wound healing, dressings and drains Steve Moutrey
32. Understanding sutures and skin closure Steve Moutrey and Paul Bond
33. Perioperative care of the paediatric patient Faye Lowry and Daniel Rodger
34. Perioperative pain management Senthil Jayaseelan
35. The recovery of patients from Anaesthesia and surgery Patricia Smedley and Jane Nicholas-Holley
36. Fundamentals of emergency resuscitation Robert Ayee
37. Human factors, ergonomics and non-technical skills Mark Hellaby
38. Understanding intraoperative death Daniel Rodger and Heather Hartley
39. Extended and advanced roles in perioperative practice Sally Stuart.
