Main description:

This comprehensive book is a guide to surgical instruments and procedures, for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Beginning with the basics of sterilisation, the following chapters examine different types of instruments and their uses in surgical procedures. The final sections discuss suture materials, ventilation and anaesthesia.

Each chapter is presented with detailed descriptions in point format and illustrative diagrams to assist learning.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to surgical instruments and procedures for undergraduate and postgraduate students
Covers many different types of instrument and their common and less common uses in surgery
Detailed descriptions presented in point format for easy understanding
Includes more than 255 images and illustrations

Contents:

Sterilization of the Instruments
Various Types of the Instruments in Common Surgical Practice
Parts of a Typical Surgical Instrument
Cutting Instruments
Holding Instruments
Instruments for Tissue Dissection
Stone Holding Forceps
Needle Holders
Modern Techniques of Suturing
Retractors
Clamps
Miscellaneous Instruments in General Surgery
Instruments in Specialized Surgery
Catheters
Trocar and Cannula
Tubes
Drains
Intravenous Cannula and Sets
Intravenous Fluid Bottles (Crystalloid Bottles)
Syringes and Needles
Orthopedics Instruments
Orthopedics Implants
Bandages, Crepe Bandages and Plaster of Paris Bandages
Classification and Description of Suture Materials
Needles
Different Types of Suture Materials
Airways
Equipments for Tracheal Intubation
Equipments for Ventilation
Equipments for Regional Anaesthesia
Commonly Used Drugs in Anaesthesia
Preoperative Preparation of the Patient Prior to Surgical Procedures
Preparation of the Patient on the Operation Table Prior to the Procedure
Major Operative Procedures
Minor Surgical Procedures
Bedside Procedures