Individuals who seek to become neurosurgeons or who assist them in the operating room must have a strong knowledge of the names, uses and visual identification of the surgical instruments. Currently, there is no dedicated resource that would help them with this and they are forced to learn this information on-the-job and with an intimidating trial by fire approach. This guide will cover the entire inventory of instrumentation utilized by neurosurgeons in the operating room, including basic tray setups, basic cranial and spinal instrumentation, microsurgical instrumentation, and other frequently utilized instrumentation such as ultrasound, Doppler, cautery, irrigation, and cell saver equipment. The primary target market of such a guide will be those involved in both the educational component of neurosurgical procedures but also those performing such procedures. Both industry and educational institutions involved in training neurosurgical residents and surgical techs would find this guide invaluable as such a guide does not exist in neurosurgery. Neurosurgical residents, medical students and physician assistants will also find value in this guide as it will offer a reference guide to instrumentation they would not normally be able to obtain. Finally, this guide would be written by a neurosurgeon whose commentary throughout the book will add value to the alternative names and uses of these instruments not provided in other instrument guides. The Neurosurgical Instrument Guide provides a much-needed baseline reference for visual identification of surgical instruments and their intended use in specific neurosurgical procedures. It facilitates a unique learning experience for medical students, interns, residents, surgical technicians, nurses, and other neurosurgical support staff, as well as for neurosurgeons who want to educate their team about basic instrumentation encountered in the operating room.

Special Features:

-Designed in didactic two-page spreads, with clear photographs of instruments on one side facing concise information on category, purpose, and usage on the other -The only book solely focused on the core tools of neurosurgery, providing a one-of-a-kind resource for support staff and others -Describes instruments from the perspective of the neurosurgeon, so all members of the neurosurgical operating team speak the same language - Covers the neurosurgical implements most often used in the operating room, so readers can immediately put knowledge into practice

Complete with an overview of basic operating room principles and instrument sets, The Neurosurgical Instrument Guide gives readers a solid background on instrumentation as well as a lasting and progressively stronger comfort level for those working in the neurosurgical operating room.

This unique, detailed guide [is] a must read for young neurosurgeons and the gold standard reference for all neurosurgical operative services. -Duke Samson, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, Southwestern Medical School