Iowa Head and Neck Protocols

Book excerpt: Researchers from the University of Iowa and elsewhere present diagnostic and management preferences in outline form to provide a brief and directed approach to diseases of the head and neck, not as a surgical atlas or a didactic texts, but to bridge the gap between procedural concepts and their implementation. The collection has been updated annually since 1992 for use in the annual Iowa Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery Course. It sets out protocols for management, treatment, surgery, dentistry, nursing, nursing trays, and setup and packs. They include a comprehensive list of instruments for each surgical procedure to help nurses and physicians who are establishing a new practice or preparing to introduce new surgical procedures. No information is offered about the disk. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR