SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

SURGERY VIDEOS / OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT / OPERATING ROOM PROCEDURES / SURGICAL PROCEDURES / NEWS / SAFETY  / SURGICAL TEXTBOOKS / SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS / ANATOMY & PATHOLOGY / CERTIFICATION / PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / INTERNET GUIDE / MEDICAL JOURNAL / MEDICAL LIBRARIES / EMERGENCY MEDICINE / GOVERNMENT RESOURCES / DICTIONARIES / hISTORY

SURGERY VIDEOS

• Discovery Health Plastic Surgery Videos

• MedlinePlus Videos of Surgical Procedures - One-hour Webcasts in RealPlayer format

• OR Live Videos

• Streamor.com  - Limited selection of surgeries, but covers operating room procedures too

• Heart Surgery Forum Surgical Video Library

• Video Journal of Orthopaedics

• Medical Gross Anatomy Surgical Videos (Univ. of Michigan)

• Cardiac TECAB Video Clip

• CTSNet Video Library (Cardiothoracic Surgeries)

• Center for Neurological Disorders Surgical Procedure Videos

• Spinal Endoscopy

• Spine Universe Surgical Videos

• Bunion Surgery Video

• Thoracic Surgery Video Clips (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)

• Da Vinci Video Clip

• Laparoscopy.com Video Gallery

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OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT

• Introduction to Electrosurgery from Elmed Inc.  - Click on "Literary Resources"

• Computer-Aided Surgery (Robotics, etc.) Case Studies

• Image-Guided Surgery  - Article

• Lasers in Health Care Facilities

• American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery Standards of Practice

• Robots Lend a Helping Hand to Surgeons  - Article

• Telerobotic Surgery

• Robotics Transforming the Operating Room  - Article

• Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook  - Scroll Down to "Anaesthesia Equipment"

OPERATING ROOM PROCEDURES

• Streamor.com  - Videos on operating room set up, lectures, and surgeries

• Spectrum Proper Care of Surgical Instruments

• Recommendations for Maintaining, Cleaning & Sterilizing Electrosurgical Accessories

• Surgical Counts  - UTMB Procedures Manual

• Surgical Services Management Online Document Sharing  - AORN Procedures,

   Guidelines, etc. submitted by hospitals

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SURGICAL PROCEDURES & DESCRIPTIONS

• Surgical Procedures Links  - Scroll down long list of choices

• Encyclopedia of Surgery (Gale)

• Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Procedures

• Bariatric Surgery for Obesity

• Heart Surgery Information Page

• NeckReference.com Surgical Treatments

• Neurosurgical Procedures (Univ. of Southern California)

• Orthopedic Patient Education Collection

• Thyroid Operations

• Cryotherapy (Cryocath)

• CYPHER^TM Coronary Stent (Johnson & Johnson)

NEWS / UPDATES

• ECRI News  - Surgical Procures and Technology

• Health News Review

• Innovations Report

• Reuters Health

• Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network - Industry News

• Biohealthmatics.com

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SAFETY & INFECTION CONTROL

• Surgical Suite Safety eTool (OSHA) - also covers healthcare-wide hazards

• Sterilization & Disinfection Information and Guidelines (CDC)

• VA National Center for Patient Safety Resource List

• Basic Laser Safety Course

• Laser Safety and the Eye

• Electrosurgical Safety Course

• Surgical Smoke White Paper

• CDC Sharps Safety Workbook

• Premier Sharps Safety Resources

• Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (CDC)

• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Guidelines (CDC)

• Avoiding Electrosurgical Injury During Laparoscopy  - Article

• Care & Cleaning of Surgical Instruments & Powered Equipment  - Procedures Manual

• Endoscope Cleaning

• Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet

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SURGICAL TEXTBOOKS / TUTORIALS

• Online Atlas of Surgery (Wake Forest University)

• General Surgery Chapter (University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook)

• MEDLINEplus Interactive Tutorials: Diseases, Tests, Surgeries

• Virtual Naval Hospital

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

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

• Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook  - Links to Medical Textbooks

• Multimedia Textbooks (Univ of Iowa Virtual Hospital)

• Merck Manual  - Online Version of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy*

• Medscape General Surgery CME Center  - Free Online Continuing Education

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS & CATALOGS

• Surgical Technology Web

• Medical Manufacturers from MDSI

• Surgical911.com Surgical Instrument Superstore

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ANATOMY & PATHOLOGY

• NetAnatomy: Gross Anatomy  - See muscles of the body, with lists of muscles by area

• Virtual Body  - Animations, pictures, descriptions

• Anatomy Atlases™  - Links to very good anatomy atlases

• American Assn. of Anatomists Resource Links

• WebPath  - In-depth information with 1900+ images along with text, tutorials, and more

• Atlas of Pathology  - Textbook of pathology images

• The Doctor's Doctor: Diseases & Diagnosis  - Illustrations of diseases by body sites

• Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist Handbook Download

• Liaison Council on Certification Self-Assessment Exams Download

• Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) Standards of Practice