Includes bibliographical references and index.

Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional -- Communication and Teamwork -- Medicolegal Aspects of Surgical Technology -- The Health Care Facility -- Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of the Patient -- Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures -- Hazards in the Perioperative Environment -- Microbes and the Process of Infection -- Sterile Technique and Infection Control -- Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection -- Surgical Instruments -- Perioperative Pharmacology -- Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring and Post-Anesthesia Recovery -- Death and Dying -- Energy Sources in Surgery -- Moving, Handling and Positioning the Surgical Patient -- Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping -- Surgical Skills I: Planning a Case, Opening, and Start of Surgery -- Surgical Skills II: Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Period -- Minimally Invasive Surgery -- Robotic Surgery -- General Surgery -- Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery -- Genitourinary Surgery -- Ophthalmic Surgery -- Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx and Larynx -- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery -- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -- Orthopedic Surgery -- Peripheral Vascular Surgery -- Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery -- Cardiac Surgery -- Pediatric Surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Emergency Trauma Surgery -- Disaster Preparedness and Response