Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Fundamentals of theory and practice -- Chapter 1. Perioperative education -- Chapter 2. Foundations of perioperative patient care standards -- Chapter 3. Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues -- Section 2. The perioperative patient care team -- Chapter 4. The perioperative patient care team and professional credentialing -- Chapter 5. The surgical first assistant -- Chapter 6. Administration of perioperative patient care services -- Section 3. The patient as a unique individual -- Chapter 7. The patient : The reason for your existence -- Chapter 8. Perioperative pediatrics -- Chapter 9. Perioperative geriatrics -- Section 4. The perioperative environment -- Chapter 10. Physical facilities -- Chapter 11. Ambulatory surgery centers and alternative surgical locations -- Chapter 12. Care of the perioperative environment -- Chapter 13. Potential sources of injury to the caregiver and the patient -- Section 5. Surgical asepsis and sterile technique -- Chapter 14. Surgical microbiology and antimicrobial therapy -- Chapter 15. Principles of aseptic and sterile techniques -- Chapter 16. Appropriate attire, surgical hand hygiene, and gowning and gloving -- Chapter 17. Decontamination and disinfection -- Chapter 18. Sterilization -- Section 6. Surgical instrumentation and equipment -- Chapter 19. Surgical instrumentation -- Chapter 20. Specialized surgical equipment -- Section 7. Preoperative patient care -- Chapter 21. Preoperative preparation of the patient -- Chapter 22. Diagnostics, specimens, and oncologic considerations -- Section 8. Pharmacology and anesthesia -- Chapter 23. Surgical pharmacology -- Chapter 24. Anesthesia : Techniques and agents -- Section 9. Intraoperative patient care -- Chapter 25. Coordinated roles of the scrub person and the circulating nurse -- Chapter 26. Positioning, prepping, and draping the patient -- Chapter 27. Physiologic maintenance and monitoring of the perioperative patient -- Section 10. Surgical site management -- Chapter 28. Surgical incisions, implants, and wound closure -- Chapter 29. Wound healing and hemostasis -- Section 11. Perianesthesia and postprocedural patient care -- Chapter 30. Postoperative patient care -- Chapter 31. Potential perioperative complications -- Section 12. Surgical specialties -- Chapter 32. Endoscopy and robotic-assisted surgery -- Chapter 33. General surgery -- Chapter 34. Gynecologic and obstetric surgery -- Chapter 35. Urologic surgery -- Chapter 36. Orthopedic surgery -- Chapter 37. Neurosurgery of the brain and peripheral nerves -- Chapter 38. Spinal surgery -- Chapter 39. Ophthalmic surgery -- Chapter 40. Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Chapter 41. Otorhinolaryngologic and head and neck surgery -- Chapter 42. Thoracic surgery -- Chapter 43. Cardiac surgery -- Chapter 44. Vascular surgery -- Chapter 45. Organ procurement and transplantation -- Index.

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