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SURGERY VIDEOS

Type into the box to search all 12 surgical video sites listed below or just click on your favorite.

 

SURGICAL PROCEDURES & DESCRIPTIONS

NOTE: Visit the MMTC Library, Room 210, to find excellent books with step-by-step operative procedures.

Online Atlas of Surgery (Wake Forest University)  - Laparoscopic procedures & set-up

BestHealth Encyclopedia  - Click on "Surgery Center" to get good info and pics of various operations

AONA Orthopaedic Online Library  - Orthopedic procedures

Surgical Procedures Links - Long list of links to procedures, operations, techniques, etc.

eMedicine Procedures - Medical procedures by category, includes equipment, positioning, and more

Global Library of Women's Medicine - Gynecologic surgical techniques for 25+ procedures

Basic Surgical Techniques - Step-by-step description and photos showing the surgical technologist's role

                                          in operating room set-up. Click on "Let's Go" to start.

SURGICAL TEXTBOOKS / TUTORIALS

Free Books for Doctors  - Links to Medical Textbooks, Listed by Topic

MedicalStudent.com Digital Library - Links to Medical Textbooks, Listed by Topic

Medscape General Surgery CME Center  - Free Online Continuing Education

Surgery on the Web  - Long list of links to medical and surgical sites. Scroll down for best results

Ethicon Knot Tying Manual - Step-by-step instructions with photos

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

SCC Surgical Technology Web  - Photos and descriptions of instruments - good study guide

Spectrum Proper Care of Surgical Instruments

SPS Medical Education  - Articles on sterilization procedures, steam, etc.

Case Academy Tutorials & Quizzes on Decontamination, Sterilization & Packaging

OPERATING ROOM SAFETY

OSHA Surgical Suite Safety eTool (OSHA) - Click on a section of the operating room for details

Sterilization & Disinfection in Healthcare Settings (CDC) - Guidelines, interactive training and more

Laser Safety and the Eye

Surgical Smoke White Paper - Background information

Cedars-Sinai's O.R. Fire Safety Training

Avoiding Electrosurgical Injury During Laparoscopy  - Article

U.S. FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)

ROBOTICS & LASERS

Image-Guided Surgery  - Overview of current techniques

Lasers in Health Care Facilities - Description and list of different lasers used in medicine

Telerobotic Surgery - Overview of DaVinci system

CERTIFICATION

Certification for the Surgical Technologist Exam Forms  - Application and handbook

Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)  - FAQs about certification

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

American College of Surgeons  - Educational resources, practice guidelines, etc.

POPULAR MEDICAL JOURNALS

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

New England Journal of Medicine

OR Today, The Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Surgical Technologist

Patient Safety in Surgery - Open access journal from BioMed Central. Links to additional related journals

MEDICAL LIBRARIES

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library

South Carolina HealthNet Library Catalog (MUSC, USC & Others)

MEDICAL DICTIONARIES

Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary (MedLine Plus)

Online Medical Dictionary

HISTORY OF SURGERY

History of Sterilization - One-page overview

Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome

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