Perioperative care is work in settings where surgical care is being given. This includes preoperative assessment and outpatient clinics, surgical wards, operating departments and post-anaesthetic care/recovery rooms. Use this guide to find information resources about perioperative care including books, reports and journal articles.
Abbott H and Booth H (2014) Foundations for operating department practice, Maidenhead: Open University Press
Association for Perioperative Practice (2016) Standards and recommendations for safe perioperative practice (4th edition), Harrogate: AfPP.
Cochran A, Braga R (editors) (2017) Introduction to the operating room, New York: McGraw-Hill.
Cousley A and Martin D (editors) (2016) A perioperative model and framework for practice, Keswick: M&K Update.
Hatfield A (2014) The complete recovery room book, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Nagelhout J and Plaus K (2014) Handbook of anesthesia, St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders
Urman R and Vadivelu N (2013) Perioperative pain management, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Wicker P (2015) Perioperative practice at a glance, Chichester: Wiley
Wicker P, Dalby S (2016) Rapid perioperative care, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
Woodhead K and Fudge L (2012) Manual of perioperative care: an essential guide, Chichester: Wiley
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