The complete recovery room book / Anthea Hatfield, Michael Tronson.

By:

Hatfield, Anthea

Contributor(s):

Tronson, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 608p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780192632180 (pbk.) :
0192632183 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

617.919 HAT

LOC classification:

RD51

Contents:

Summary: This text is a definitive guide on how to etablish, equip, staff, and administer the recovery room. The book is a practical reference for anaesthetists, surgeons, recovery room nurses, and anyone involved in providing postoperative care.

Holdings ( 2 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	617.919 HAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		126695
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	617.919 HAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		126694

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction--1. Routine Recovery Room Procedures--2. Monitoring--3. Day Surgery--4. Surgical Operations--5. Drains and Catheters--6. Infection Control--7. Pharmacology--8. Intravenous fluids and renal physiology--9. Metabolism--10. Physiology of Pain--11. Pain management--12. Regional Techniques for pain control--13. Postoperative nausea and vomiting--14. The Cardiovascular System--15. Management of cardiac problems--16. Hypoxia and respiratory physiology--17. Respiratory problems--18. The Bleeding patient--19. Mothers and Babies--20. Paediatrics--21. Elderly patients--22. Pre-existing disease--23. Problems in the recovery room--24. Crisis management--25. Equipment--26. Equipment - Purchasing and safety--27. Design of the recovery room--28. Staffing and Management.

This text is a definitive guide on how to etablish, equip, staff, and administer the recovery room. The book is a practical reference for anaesthetists, surgeons, recovery room nurses, and anyone involved in providing postoperative care.