Assisting at surgical operations :  a practical guide / 
edited by Comus Whalan. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
 - Cambridge clinical guides .
 - Cambridge clinical guides. .
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<br/><br/>Introduction to the operating theatre -- General conduct in the operating theatre -- Universal precautions -- Clothing in the operating theatre -- Personnel: who's who in the operating theatre -- Operation itself -- Preparing for the operation -- General intra-operative principles -- General stages common to operations -- Sterility and the sterile zone -- Tissue planes: traction and counter-traction -- Surgical instruments: their names and how to use them -- Assisting at special types of surgery -- Cardiothoracic surgery -- Laparoscopic surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Obstetric and gynaecological surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Orthopaedic surgery -- Otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery -- Paediatric surgery -- Plastic surgery and microsurgery -- Surgery in difficult circumstances: (1) rural hospitals -- Surgery in difficult circumstances: (2) developing countries -- Vascular surgery: (1) open surgery -- Vascular surgery: (2) endovascular surgery -- Immediately after the operation. 
<br/><br/> There are many superb books on how to do operations but there are few or none on how to assist at them, and none written either by or for medical students or doctors. Therefore, the skills that make an expert surgical assistant are difficult to acquire. Normally, they can only be learnt in a haphazard way, by spending years in the operating theatre. This book describes those skills in a concise and systematic way, in surgery in general, and in ten different speciality areas. Although intended mainly for clinical-level medical students and junior doctors, other people who assist at surgical operations, including general practitioners, nurse assistants and surgical technologists, will also find it useful. Whether planning a career in surgery, or simply aiming for high marks in a surgical rotation, there are few better ways to impress a surgeon than by skilfully assisting at surgical operations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780511545764 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surgery, Operative.<br/>Physicians' assistants--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD32.3  / .A865 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617/.0231