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The Vital Role of a Cardiothoracic Surgical First Assistant in Modern Healthcare

SpecialtyCare

The CSFA is not just a passive participant in the operating room; they are an active collaborator who anticipates the surgeons needs, manages surgical instruments, and assists with critical tasks such as suturing, tissue manipulation, and hemostasis (control of bleeding). Handling and passing surgical instruments to the surgeon.

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Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR)

Clemson

AIM 4: Develop process design recommendations to support key OR flows (OR team members, supplies, patient, equipment, information) that impact patient safety outcomes such as surgical site infections and surgical errors.

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A Day in the Life of a Surgery Nurse in the Operating Room (OR)

EARN Cares

Properly and safely positioning the patient for surgery to adequately expose the surgical site while preventing injuries and falls. Leading and participating in the official surgical time out to verify the correct patient, correct surgery, on the correct site, with all available supplies and instruments.

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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

Incision

Work in the OR involves highly adaptive and task-focused collaboration between team members, often around safety-critical protocols and sophisticated equipment; intuitively, it makes sense that a history of working together would be helpful.

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5 Reasons Every Operating Room Needs a Camera

BFW Inc.

With the ability to view the surgical site and follow the procedure in real-time, OR team members can strengthen care coordination by anticipating the needs of the surgeon, as well as the timing of their next task.

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Surgery Advancements in the Medical Field

BFW Inc.

After a six-year collaboration between NASA and the Skull Base Institute , the MARVEL is now giving surgeons unparalleled visibility during operations. Test various surgical procedures to see which methodology would be the most effective in each patient’s unique situation.

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Scaling standards from sterile processing department to clinic

OR Manager

Reforming instrument reprocessing practices does not always end with the main sterile processing department (SPD). Holding clinics to the same standard adds to the challenge, whether they are associated with More » The post Scaling standards from sterile processing department to clinic appeared first on OR Manager.

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