Chapter 03
Surgical Methods and Perioperative Care
- 01Principles to contamination class
- 02Perioperative antimicrobial selection and timing
- 03Infection surveillance
- 04Hand preparation: organisms, skin effects and workflow
- 05Antiseptic solutions
- 06Patient and room preparation
- 07Glove perforation and assisted gloving
- 08Masks shoe covers and gown barriers
- 09Cleaning and instrument damage
- 10Steam and dry heat
- 11Ethylene oxide
- 12Peroxide plasma and other methods
- 13Cycle verification
- 14Sterile-pack storage
- 15Disinfectant levels
- 16Bone instruments: bevel and bite mechanics
- 17Scissors: forces blades and handles
- 18Forceps: grip serrations and clamp action
- 19Needle shape and suture attachment
- 20Suture material names
- 21Suture mechanical vocabulary
- 22Suture strength over time
- 23Suture absorption and pH
- 24Sutures in urine
- 25Knot mechanics, throws and pattern response
- 26Staple geometry and device dimensions
- 27Cyanoacrylate bonding and derivative tradeoffs
- 28Mesh architecture and biologic incorporation
- 29Mesh interface failure and edge preparation
- 30Circuits
- 31Waveforms and coagulation
- 32Temperature and tissue effect
- 33Advanced bipolar vessel sealing
- 34Harmonic scalpel: vibration, cutting and coagulation
- 35Lasers: wavelength, absorption and tissue effects
- 36Seeing: light source and scope geometry
- 37Working space: irrigation, insufflation and thoracic limits
- 38What diagnostic numbers mean
- 39General and skin/SQ biopsy technique
- 40Organ biopsy: liver, spleen, kidney and pancreas
- 41Contrast media: iohexol and renal protection
- 42Malignancy,metastasis and angiogenesis
- 43Cancer stem cell hypothesis
- 44TNM staging and pulmonary imaging
- 45Immunohistochemistry map
- 46Laplace and Poiseuille equation reference