Introduction to Surgical Technology

The recommended appropriate curriculum template for an educational program that provides the expected entry-level knowledge for the surgical technologist.

A committee on accreditation that is under the large umbrella of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), which oversees the accreditation processes of surgical technology education programs

A word formed by the initial letters of the principal components of a compound term

Facility where patients are treated and released the same day; also known as outpatient surgery or same-day surgery center

The nonprofit national professional membership organization for surgical technologists and surgical assistants

Nonsterile surgical team member who moves about the periphery of the sterile field

(1)Skill; (2)ability; (3)statements that establish the level of skill or quality needed to be able to perform the job duties of a profession

A physician who treats patients in a holistic manner and emphasizes the use of manipulative techniques for correcting abnormalities thought to cause disease and inhibit recovery

Surgical pathology that is life threatening

Health care organization that serves as both the insurer and provider of medical services; typically, a group of physicians provides services to a population of clients who voluntarily enroll in the program

Occurs during the surgical intervention

Organization that is solely responsible for all decisions regarding certification, from determining eligibility to maintaining, denying, granting, and renewing the designation.

Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed in order to preserve life or limb

Period of time after surgery when the patient is recovering

Instructor or tutor who demonstrates the general rules of conduct and procedures and guides the students while they are practicing or performing

Period of time before the surgical procedure begins

An individual who has special education and experience in a given field and who meets certain competency-based and ethical criteria

Organization or company that is owned and operated by an individual or corporation with the intent of making a profit that is returned to the investors; the profit is taxable

An independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health care organizations

Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time

Father of modern anatomy who openly challenged and corrected the scientific anatomical writings of Galen by dissecting cadavers to illustrate anatomy

Correlates "sweet smell" of urine with a specific disease

Early Greek history/myth provides a view of military medicine of the day

Established an early "scientific: mindset; founder of comparative anatomy

Described the signs of inflammation

First great anatomist; controlled thought, unchallenged, for 1500 years; biology made to serve theology

Greatest surgeon of the 16th century; began to ligate arteries after amputation; stopped cauterizing wounds with hot irons and oil

Father of modern anatomy; challenged Galen openly and correctly; performed dissections on human cadavers himself; used illustrators to create permanent records; changed the whole approach to anatomical studies

Inventor of the vaccination for smallpox

Father of microbiology, virology, and immunology

Developed technique of antiseptic surgery

Developed meticulous closure of wounds

Developed the X-ray machine

Father of neurosurgery; reduced mortality rate for meningiomas from 96% to 5%

Perfected the heart-lung machine; performed first U.S. heart transplant and first total artifical heart implant

Developed the first ventricular assist pump

Technological revolution begins; endoscopic surgery becomes routine

Computer age changes surgery; stereotactic approach to neurosurgery; virtual reality offers promise for education and clinical practice

Minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques, including lasers and robotic-assisted surgery, continue to evolve with the advances in biotechnology