Robotic surgery requires the primary surgeon to step outside the sterile field and relinquish control to the team at the patient’s bedside. As a result, having a well-trained assistant becomes critical.

Ultrasound examination of the limb, performed in the operating room (OR) by the operative surgeon, is recommended. This exam will confirm availability of arterial and venous targets …

Performing a complete and efficient emergency exploration of the abdominal cavity is an essential skill of the trauma surgeon. Trauma laparotomy is a commonly performed procedure after both …

Crew Resource Management training (the model for medical team training) has been mandatory for commercial aviation since 1991. 7 Although most surgeons consider themselves to be …

The surgical team works together to safely transfer the patient, usually with a basic roller board. The surgeon and/or resident and the circulator verify the safety of the patient. The patient is …

The surgeon stands in front of the patient with the assistant standing to the surgeon’s left or behind the patient. The anesthesiologist stands at the head of the patient.

For most of the operation, the surgeon and the assistant are both on the patient’s right with the assistant near the patient’s right shoulder. One monitor should be placed near the feet, and …

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It wasn’t until the sixteenth century that the development and popularization of vessel ligatures by French surgeon Ambroise Pare, and subsequently the tourniquet by Petit, made the procedure …