Description
Perioperative Care
Book Summary
This work offers a comprehensive guide to the perioperative process for the adult surgical patient, integrating updated, high-quality evidence from medicine, nursing, and other healthcare disciplines. Written by Latin American professionals, the book addresses pre-, intra-, and postoperative care as a continuum, with a focus centered on safety, quality of care, and patient well-being. It provides tools for clinical decision-making, quality management, and standardized interdisciplinary work, making it an essential resource for specialists and residents in various surgical and nursing fields.
What is it about?
Perioperative Care brings together the basic, clinical, and management aspects applicable to the entire care circuit for the adult surgical patient. The work integrates knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology to ensure safe care, and pays special attention to specific adult populations, such as those with chronic illnesses and the elderly. In addition to clinical content, the book offers practical advice for searching for biomedical information, understanding informed consent, and exercising professional responsibility. Its multidisciplinary approach encompasses the perspectives of anesthesiology, surgery, surgical nursing, kinesiology, nutrition, and psychology, promoting collaborative and standardized work based on the best available evidence.
Main Topics
- Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care as a continuous process.
- Quality management and patient safety in the surgical environment.
- Physiology and pathophysiology applied to perioperative care.
- Care for special adult populations: patients with chronic illnesses and the elderly.
- Biomedical information retrieval, informed consent, and professional responsibility.
- Interdisciplinary and standardized work within the perioperative health team.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is intended for specialists and residents in anesthesiology, general surgery, and all surgical branches, as well as professionals in surgical nursing, kinesiology, nutrition, and psychology who participate in the care of adult surgical patients. It is also useful for postgraduate students and healthcare professionals interested in updating their knowledge on the perioperative process from a comprehensive, evidence-based perspective.
What this book provides
- It provides an integrative and multidisciplinary vision of perioperative care, combining medical and nursing perspectives.
- It offers updated, high-quality evidence for safe and effective clinical decision-making.
- It facilitates the understanding of care as a continuous process, from preoperative preparation to postoperative recovery.
- It includes practical tools for quality management, information retrieval, and the practice of informed consent.
Technical Data
- Author: BURDILES PINTO
- Publisher: Elsevier
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: General Surgery, Nursing
- Collection: Medicine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publication Date: May 2023
- Number of pages: 552
- Weight: 2275 g
Editorial Assessment
Perioperative Care presents itself as a solid and updated reference in the field of surgery and surgical nursing. Its primary value lies in its multidisciplinary approach and the integration of scientific evidence with clinical practice, aspects that are especially useful for professionals seeking to optimize the safety and quality of care for the surgical patient. The work stands out for its practical nature and focus on decision-making, making it a valuable resource both for the training of residents and for the professional development of experienced specialists.