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ISBN10: 1264264372 | ISBN13: 9781264264377

The Practice and Principles of Surgical Assisting, 1st Edition

ISBN10: 1264264372
ISBN13: 9781264264377
By Rebecca Hall

© 2025 Published December 6, 2024

ISBN10: 1264264372 | ISBN13: 9781264264377

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ISBN10: 1264264372 | ISBN13: 9781264264377

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This definitive guide provides the insights surgical assistants need to excel in their field and the information students need to ace the certification exam.

Created by the Association of Surgical Assistants, The Practice and Principles of Surgical Assisting is based on feedback from educational program directors and on the approved core curriculum. Packed with 400 photos and illustrations, it delivers the information and insights you need as you work your way through the surgical assisting programs and study for the certification exam.

This authoritative guide covers all the topics you need to know, including legal, moral, and ethical considerations; perioperative infection control and patient management; pharmacology and anesthesia principles; preoperative patient preparation; tissue handling; wound closure modalities and techniques; and surgical specialties including but not limited to obstetric, gynecologic, genitourinary, ophthalmic, and cardiothoracic surgeries.

  1. Introduction to surgical assisting

  2. Legal, Moral, and Ethical Considerations

  3. Introduction to Business Organizationand Management

  4. Infection Control in thePerioperative Setting

  5. Perioperative Patient Management

  6. Perioperatve Patient Management

  7. Pharmacology & AnesthesiaPrinciples

  8. Preoperatie Patient Preparation

  9. Tissue Handling and IntraoperativeSkills

  10. Wound Clusre Modalities

  11. Wound Closure Techniques

  12. Wound Drainage Systems

  13. Wound Dressings

  14. Managing Periperative Emergencies

  15. General Surgery

  16. Obstetric & Gynecologic Surgery

  17. Genitourinary Surgery

  18. Opthalmic Surgery

  19. Otorhinolaryngology

  20. Orthopedic surgery

  21. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

  22. Neurosurgery

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