Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice

• Vibrant, full-color design with bullets, numbering, and technique boxes makes it easier to read and understand important information.
• Easy-to-follow organization helps you build up your knowledge from chapter to chapter.
• Procedures broken down into surgical goals, pathology, technique, and discussion allow you to learn each surgical procedure step-by-step.

• New Skills DVD provides instructors with the tools to demonstrate the skills their students must master and provides a tool for students to work independently to enhance their knowledge and understanding of each skill.
• Death and Dying chapter details the proper techniques for handling sensitive issues in the operating room.
• Biomedical and Computer Technology chapter includes vital content on technology you’ll use and see in the field with discussions of the latest technological advances.
• Postoperative Recovery chapter helps you understand patient care after a surgical procedure.
• Updated information on energy sources, minimally invasive surgery, diagnostic endoscopy, and robotics follows the AST Core Curriculum and ensures you have the most up-to-date and accurate knowledge for the operating room.
• Content reflects the revised AST Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology guidelines.
• Complete index listings of medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words offer a quick and convenient guide to reinforce your medical vocabulary.
• Chapter outlines, bulleted chapter summaries, and chapter review questions strengthen your understanding of key content.

Joanna Kotcher holds a master’s degree in Global Health, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a BA in International Studies. She’s coordinated emergency response in conflict environments over the past two decades in Kosovo, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza, Somaliland, Syria, and Iraq. As a Medical/Surgical Coordinator Ms. Kotcher has coordinated and managed medical teams in the start-up and full implementation stages of projects assisting populations in need of emergency medical and surgical care during armed conflict. She has also coordinated post-conflict actions during the period immediately following “official” cessation of armed conflict. Working in insecure environments, Ms. Kotcher has extensive experience in the design and implementation of medical/surgical actions, team building and support, implementation of standards and guidelines, medical and nursing staff training, and team mentoring. While continuing to study and learn in the field, she maintains memberships with notable professional organizations in humanitarian studies and medical/surgical assistance.