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

SpecialtyCare

Assisting with patient positioning and sterile draping. Handling and passing surgical instruments to the surgeon. Assisting with suturing, knot tying, and wound closure. Intraoperative Support Providing exposure of the surgical site by retracting tissues and organs. Managing bleeding and maintaining a clear surgical field.

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Staffing Your Ambulatory Surgery Center For Success

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

While your facility’s surgeons, assistants, and nurses may be the proverbial stars of the show, your administrators and managers are the crew who keep things moving smoothly outside the OR. As you establish your ASC, give abundant care to identifying the roles that you need to fill.

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