Operation Room Assistant Manual

Procedures are clearly explained, pharmacologic actions of all essential agents used in OT are clarified, precautions and possible complications given due place, equipment functions are explained with sketches drawn to perfection. The illustrations are brilliant. Current trends in waste disposal protocol, infection control measures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation are presented intelligibly. Essentials which every ORA/OT technician must know, such as surgical positions, care of body parts of the unconscious patient, practical aspects of infection control, decontamination and biomedical waste handling are vividly explained. Section on CPR is most valuable to any OT personnel. This manual will be an indispensable companion to every ORA/OT technician in this country. T.S. Jayalakshmi Has been associated over 3 decades with operation theatre in the premier national institute of AIIMS, New Delhi. After having graduated from Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi, she has been associated with AIIMS initially as a Postgraduate in Anaesthesia and later on as a faculty member. At present she is HOD at Red Cross, New Delhi. Previously she was a Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and has been part of pioneering teams in different specialities including Cardiothoracic, Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary, Ear, Nose and Throat, Minimally Invasive Surgeries, Management of Critically Ill, acute and chronic pain patients. This book reflects her desire to pass the wealth of experience and knowledge especially to those who assist the anaesthetistic and surgical team.