Surgical technology for the surgical technologists :  a positive care approach / 
Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc. ; executive editor, Paul Price ; senior editors, Kevin Frey, Teri L. Junge 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Thomson,  2004 
 - xliii, 1092 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Orientation to surgical technology -- Standards of conduct -- The surgical patient -- Special populations -- Physical environment and safety standards -- Biomedical science -- Asepsis and sterile technique -- General patient care and safety -- Surgical pharmacology and anesthesia -- Instrumentation, equipment, and supplies -- Wound healing, sutures, needles, and stapling devices -- Surgical case management -- Diagnostic procedures -- General surgery -- Obstetric and gynecologic surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Otorhinolaryngologic surgery -- Oral and maxillofacial surgery -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Genitourinary surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Cardiothoracic surgery -- Peripheral vascular surgery -- Neurosurgery 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1401838480  RM337.48 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surgical Procedures, Operative<br/>Operating Room Technicians
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WO500