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Ch.14 Peri-Op Care
Ch.14- Perioperative Care> Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op Care
Question | Answer |
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Surgery that requires fewer than 24 hours of hospitalization; sometimes referred to as same-day or outpatient surgery. | Ambulatory surgery |
Partial or complete loss of the sensation of pain with or without the loss of consciousness; may be general, regional, or local. | Anesthesia |
Physician who has completed 2 years of residency in anesthesia and is responsible for administering anesthesia to a client and for monitoring a client during and after the surgical procedure. | Anesthesiologist |
person who administers anesthesia under the supervision of an anesthesiologist. | Anesthetist |
Separation of surgical wound edges without the protrusion of organs | Dehiscence |
Moving mass of particles, either solid or gas, within the bloodstream. | Embolus |
Protrusion of organs through a separated surgical wound. | Evisceration |
Phase of perioperative care that includes the entire surgical procedure until transfer of the client to the recovery area. | Intraoperative |
Disorder in which body temp, muscle metabolism, and heat production increase rapidly, progressively, and uncontrollably in response to stress and some anesthetic agents. | Malignant Hyperthermia |
Disorder in which the intestine becomes adynamic from an absence of normal nerve stimulation to intestinal muscle fibers. | Paralytic Ileus |
Entire time span of surgery, including before and after the actual operation. | Perioperative |
Clot formation with minimal or no venous inflammation. | Phlebothrombosis |
Phase of peroperative care that begins with admission to the recovery area and continues until the client receives a follow up evaluation at home or is discharged to a rehabilitation unit. | Postoperative |
Phase of perioperative care beginning with the decision to perform surgery and continuing until the client reaches the operating area. | Preoperative |
(conscious sedation) state in which clients are free of pain, fear, and anxiety and can tolerate unpleasant procedures while maintaining independent cardiorespiratory function and the ability to respond to verbal commands and tactile stimulation | Procedural Sedation |
surgical technique | Surgical Asepsis |
inflammation of a vein accompanied by clot or thrombus formation. | Thrombophlebitis |