Synopses & Reviews
Here s a close-up look at more than 800 cutting, clamping, grasping, retracting, and other surgical instruments. Full-color photographs of the individual surgical instruments and their tips help you learn to distinguish among them. Thoroughly revised and updated, the 2nd Edition provides a more detailed analysis of the similarities and differences between instruments as well as more focused coverage of robotic, laparoscopic, arthroscopic, and thoracoscopic instruments. You ll also find a new BONUS CD-ROM and a wealth of Instructor and Student Resources online at DavisPlus.
Synopsis
- More than 800 instruments and tips associated with official names, common nicknames, and descriptions of instrument features, categories, and uses:
- Common types of clamping, grasping, cutting, and retracting instruments.
- Instruments for specialized procedures (such as bowel, thyroid or breast surgery).
- Cutting loops, and the parts that make up cytoscopes and resectoscopes.
- Orthopedic drills and saw blades.
- Instruments used in microscopic and endoscopic surgery.
- Organization based on surgical specialties.
- "Surgical Sessions" provide chapter review questions and critical thinking scenarios.