Ward Procedures
- 7th Edition - January 10, 2023
- Authors: M B Patel, Mukesh S Suvera
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 4 4 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 4 5 0 - 8
First published in 1989, this book has become the standard text on the subject. It is a skills manual which explains the variouspreoperative and postoperative procedures and the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFirst published in 1989, this book has become the standard text on the subject. It is a skills manual which explains the various
preoperative and postoperative procedures and the related diagnostic and therapeutic processes used in clinical practice. The
book also describes the basics of correctly handling medical/surgical appliance and highlights their working principles. The text is
presented in a simple, clear and succinct manner and makes the content comprehensible for readers. The earlier editions of the
book have had several reprints owing to its huge popularity.
This book is targeted primarily to meet the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate medical, nursing and paramedical students
as well as trainee and practicing surgeons, physicians and nurses.
preoperative and postoperative procedures and the related diagnostic and therapeutic processes used in clinical practice. The
book also describes the basics of correctly handling medical/surgical appliance and highlights their working principles. The text is
presented in a simple, clear and succinct manner and makes the content comprehensible for readers. The earlier editions of the
book have had several reprints owing to its huge popularity.
This book is targeted primarily to meet the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate medical, nursing and paramedical students
as well as trainee and practicing surgeons, physicians and nurses.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Reviewers
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Sterilization, surgical drapes and scrubbing
- Sterilization
- Surgical drapes – adhesive ionized drapes containing chlorhexidine
- Scrubbing
- 2. Antiseptic solutions
- Introduction and definitions
- Mechanism of action of antiseptic and disinfection
- Care of antiseptic solutions
- Classifications
- Lysol – concentrated cresol solution
- Weak iodine (I2) solution
- Ethicon
- Phenol
- Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
- Spirit
- Formalin solution
- Eusol – edinburgh university solution (BP)
- Cidex
- Glycerine magsulf solution
- Turpentine
- Ether
- Gentian violet
- Acriflavine
- Potassium permanganate (KMnO4)
- Mercurochrome
- Silver nitrate (AgNO3)
- Hibitane concentrate
- Cetavlon
- Povidone-iodine – betadine
- Dettol
- Torcilocid concentrate
- 3. Sutures in surgery
- Suture materials
- Descriptions on various types of suture materials
- Needles
- Suturing
- Mesh
- 4. Wound and dressings
- Wound
- Topical agents
- Surgical dressing
- Dressing materials
- 5. Emergency drugs
- Introduction
- Purpose
- Discription on various types of emergency drugs
- 6. Local anaesthesia
- Introduction
- Mechanism of action
- Properties desirable in a local anaesthetic
- What types of local anaesthetics are there?
- Availability in various forms for routine use
- 7. Basic nursing care
- Nursing
- Basic nursing care/skill
- Administration of medications
- Various routes to give medications
- Specimen collection
- Nursing care in HIV-infected patients
- Perioperative nursing care
- 8. Traction, tourniquets and prosthesis
- Traction
- Tourniquets
- Prosthesis
- 9. Oxygen therapy
- Introduction
- Clinical goals of O2 therapy
- Sources of oxygen (Fig. 9.1)
- 10. Procedures for venous access
- Introduction
- Types of venous access (Fig. 10.1)
- Vein dilation technique
- Criteria of vein for venous access
- Considerations
- Types of central venous catheters (Table 10.1)
- Descriptions of various types of central venous catheters
- Peripherally inserted central catheters (Fig. 10.4)
- Implantable venous access device (IVAD)
- Complication of central venous catheter placement (Table 10.2)
- Drip set and infusion
- Venesection
- Arterial puncture
- 11. Routes of drug and fluid administration
- Introduction
- Classification of routes of drug administration (Fig. 11.1)
- Factors governing choice of route
- Systemic routes of drug administrations
- Topical/local routes of drug administration
- Routes of fluid administration (Table 11.2)
- Intravenous fluid administration
- Subcutaneous infusions or hypodermoclysis or interstitial infusion
- Fluid or solutions (Table 11.3)
- 12. Knives and scalpels
- Scalpels
- Parts of scalpels
- Types of scalpels
- Sterilization
- Installing surgical blades on handles
- Types of grips on a scalpel
- Methods of cutting with a scalpel (Fig. 12.3)
- Requirements of a good scalpel
- Removal of blade from handle
- Tenotomy knife (Fig. 12.4)
- Bistouries (Fig. 12.5)
- 13. Syringes and needles
- Syringes
- Needles
- 14. Procedures in radiology
- Introduction
- X-rays (Fig. 14.1)
- Mammography
- Fluoroscopy
- Ultrasonography (USG) (Fig. 14.15)
- Computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) (Fig. 14.18)
- Computed tomography angiography (CTA) (Fig. 14.20)
- CT urography (CTU) (Fig. 14.23)
- Newer advances in CT scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Figs 14.24 and 14.25)
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- Newer advance in MRI
- 15. Blood transfusion and parenteral nutrition
- Blood transfusion
- Parenteral nutrition
- Selection of macronutrients (Table 15.4)
- Route of nutrients delivery (Table 15.4)
- System of delivering parenteral nutrition (Table 15.4)
- Duration of delivering parenteral nutrition (Table 15.4)
- 16. Ward instruments
- Introduction
- 17. Drains
- Definition
- Principle
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Indication of drain placement
- Types of drains (Table 17.1)
- Advantages of active drains over passive drains
- Drain placement (Table 17.4)
- Precautions
- Drain removal
- Different types of drains (Fig. 17.2 and Table 17.1)
- 18. Catheters
- Definition
- Different types of catheters used in the body (Table 18.1)
- Urethral and suprapubic catheters (Table 18.2)
- 19. Gastric aspiration tubes
- Introduction
- General instructions
- Purpose
- Types of tubes
- Description on various types of gastric aspiration or feeding tubes
- 20. Enemas and suppositories
- Enemas
- Nursing responsibilities
- Bowel preparation for colonoscopy or surgery
- Suppositories
- 21. Procedures in thorax
- Thoracocentesis
- Indications
- Purpose
- Contraindications
- Pre-procedure checklist
- Equipment and preparation
- Procedure
- Pericardiocentesis
- Intercostal tube drainage
- Types of chest tube
- Selection of chest tube
- Procedures
- 22. Procedures in abdomen
- Liver abscess aspiration
- Description on percutaneous drainage
- Surgical drainage
- Peritoneal lavage
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Types of peritoneal dialysis
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Percutaneous suprapubic puncture
- Suprapubic aspiration
- 23. Procedures in head and neck
- Central venous pressure (CVP)
- Material and types of central venous catheter
- Indications for central venous cannulation
- Tracheostomy
- Endotracheal intubation
- Supraglottic airway device (Fig. 23.10) – LMA
- 24. Procedures in back and spine
- Lumbar puncture
- Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN)
- 25. Procedures in ophthalmology
- Basic diagnostic procedures
- Basic therapeutic procedures
- Specific diagnostic procedures
- 26. Procedures in ENT
- Procedures of ear
- Procedures of nose
- Procedures of throat
- 27. Procedure in gynaecology
- Colposcopy (Fig. 27.1)
- Pap smear
- Placement of the intrauterine contraceptive device
- Vaginal douche
- Cervical biopsy
- Cryotherapy
- 28. Procedures in paediatrics and devices
- Introduction
- Basic procedures
- Specific procedures
- Exchange transfusion
- 29. Procedures in medical laboratories for investigation and diagnosis
- Specimen collection
- Specimen collection for microbiology studies
- Biopsy
- Description on various types of biopsy
- Recent advance in tissue or part of tissue collection for biopsy
- 30. Endoscopies
- Introduction
- Types of endoscopy
- Description on various types of endoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Cystoscopy (Fig. 30.11)
- RIRS (retrograde intrarenal surgery) or flexible URS (ureteroscopy)
- Capsule endoscopy system (Fig. 30.13)
- Bronchoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
- 31. Patient monitoring in ICU wards
- Introduction
- Multiparameter monitor (Fig. 31.1)
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Primary acid – base disorders (Table 31.2)
- Future trends in patient monitoring system
- Index
- No. of pages: 530
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: January 10, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131264492
- eBook ISBN: 9788131264508