Key Features

• An essential manual for students, paramedics, cardiac surgeons and cardiac theatre nurses.  

• Discusses commonly used instruments in cardiac surgery. 

• Instruments have been categorized as per their use. 

• Each instrument has been described with its special features, pictures and uses. 

• Cannulae used for cardiopulmonary bypass have been mentioned in detail. 

• Chapter on ‘Sutures and Needles’ highlights different types of sutures and needles. 

• Divided into sixteen chapters, the first eight focussing on common instruments such as clamps, retractors, forceps and scissors. 

• Chapter nine covers miscellaneous instruments. 

• Further chapters describe instruments used in specific procedures, such as minimally invasive surgery and off-pump CABG, and arterial and venous cannulation. 

• Questions and answers are provided with each instrument making this book an ideal source of preparation for examinations.  

• Contains 205 full colour images, providing easy reference in a busy clinical setting.