OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTICE A-Z

THE ROLE OF THE OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER HAS EVOLVED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS, AND BOTH TRAINEE AND PRACTISING ODPS NEED A PRACTICAL, UP-TO-DATE RESOURCE ON TERMINOLOGY AND CURRENT PRACTICE. EACH ENTRY IN THE SECOND EDITION OF OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTICE A-Z HAS BEEN FULLY UPDATED AND CONTAINS BOTH A SHORT DEFINITION AND A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE TERM OR PROCEDURE, WITH SUPPORTING INFORMATION TO GIVE THE READER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIELD. IN ADDITION, THE BOOK CONTAINS USEFUL APPENDICES ON MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS, NORMAL VALUES, MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYMBOLS, AND A LIST OF USEFUL WEBSITES FOR FURTHER REFERENCE. WRITTEN BY TWO OF THE UK'S MOST EXPERIENCED OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTICE LECTURERS, OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTICE A-Z, SECOND EDITION PROVIDES PRACTICAL, CONCISE INFORMATION FOR ALL PERI-OPERATIVE STAFF MEMBERS.