BookMargret Liehn, Hannelore Schlautmann.
Summary: Offers all specialists in the operating room, a compact overview of the most important surgical instruments and their handling. Regardless of whether you are already experienced in the OR or the area is new to you, this book will help you will learn to recognize surgical instruments better and to use them safely. Content covers the basics of material science, surface properties, use and handling of surgical instruments and the reprocessing and maintenance of instruments. Includes 200 illustrations to help you identify and distinguish between instruments.
Contents:
Introduction
Surgical instruments
Basic instruments
Special instruments
The instrument table
Handling of surgical instruments by the scrub nurse
Reprocessing of surgical instruments
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