Surgical technology : principles and practice / Joanna Kotcher Fuller ; contributing editor, Elizabeth Ness.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

UNIT 1: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES OF SURGERY: The surgical technologist -- The patient -- Law and ethics -- Hospital administration and organization -- Operating room environment -- Communication and teamwork -- Microbiology and the process of infection -- Disinfection, decontamination, and sterilization standards and practices -- Asceptic techniques -- Transporting, transferring, and positioning -- Surgical preparation and draping -- Anesthesia -- Surgical pharmacology -- Environmental hazards -- Surgical technique -- Sutures and wound healing -- Laser surgery and electrosurgery -- Endoscopic surgery and robotics -- Diagnostic procedures -- The selection of surgical instrument -- UNIT 2: SURGICAL PROCEDURES: General surgery -- Gynecological and obstretical surgery -- Genitourinary surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Otorhinolaryngologic, oral, and maxillofacial surgery -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Peripheral vascular surgery -- Cardiothoractic surgery -- Pediatric surgery -- Neurosurgery.