Table of Contents

• SECTION I. THE PROFESSION
• Chapter 1. The Role of a Surgical Technologist
• Chapter 2. General Patient Care and Safety Utilizing Aseptic Technique
• Chapter 3. Equipment, Supplies, Instrumentation and Sterilization Methods
• SECTION II. THE SCIENCES
• Chapter 4. Microbiology, Wound Healing and the Process of Infection
• Chapter 5. Pharmacology and Anesthesia
• SECTION III. BASIC SURGICAL SERVICES and their PROCEDURES
• Chapter 6. General Surgery
• Chapter 7. Obstetrical and Gynecologic Surgery
• Chapter 8. Genitourinary Surgery
• Chapter 9. Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Chapter 10. Otorhinolaryngology Surgery
• Chapter 11. Orthopedic Surgery
• SECTION IV. ADVANCED SURGICAL SERVICES and their PROCEDURES
• Chapter 12. Ophthalmic Surgery
• Chapter 13. Plastic Surgery and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
• Chapter 14. Vascular Surgery
• Chapter 15. Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Chapter 16. Neurosurgery