Doppler Unit
Doppler · Vascular Doppler · Handheld Doppler · Doppler Probe · Sterile Doppler Probe · Pocket Doppler
A small hand-held or tabletop ultrasound unit with a speaker and display, connected by a cord to a pencil-shaped probe (transducer). Some probes and cords can be sterilizationstair-uh-luh-ZAY-shunA process that destroys all microorganisms, including spores, on an item; also a permanent birth control procedure.Full entry ; otherwise the probe goes into a sterile cover.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Listens to blood flow with ultrasound; the pitch and quality of the sound match the movement of blood in the vessel. Used when pulses cannot be felt: before the prep (for example to document both carotid pulses), on the skin below the surgical site, and with a sterile probe in the field to check flow in an arterial graftGRAFTTissue or a man-made material moved into place in surgery to replace or repair a damaged part.Full entry or whether the bowel's blood supply is intact after aortic surgery. Equipment lists include it for vascular bypass and other vascular cases, breast reconstruction and ear reconstruction.
Lengths and variants
Non-sterile probes for use on the skin; sterilizable probes and cords, or a sterile probe cover, for use on the field. Some units record the sound or show a waveform.
What experienced techs know
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6 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 24 (Vascular Surgery), p. 892
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 22 (Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), p. 828-829
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 26 (Pediatric Surgery), p. 1044
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 6 (Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures), p. 77
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 30 (Vascular and Microvascular Surgery), p. 833
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 21 (Vascular Surgery), p. 488, 493, 499
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