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Journal of Perioperative Practice
|October 21, 2014
Summary
The role of the surgeon
Area of Science:
- Surgical Assistance and Perioperative Care
Background:
- The significance of surgeon's assistants has been recognized for over a century.
- Professional bodies like the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSE) and the Perioperative Care Collaborative (PCC) have reviewed the non-medically qualified surgical assistant role.
- A proliferation of titles for non-medical surgical assistants necessitated a review for clarity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and clarify the role of the non-medically qualified surgical assistant.
- To address the need for standardized terminology in surgical assistance.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature and guidelines.
- Analysis of recommendations from professional surgical bodies.
- Examination of the Perioperative Care Collaborative's 2012 review.
Main Results:
- The importance of skilled surgical assistants has been acknowledged since 1907.
- Recent reviews by RCSE and PCC highlight the need for a defined role.
- The PCC's 2012 review specifically addressed the surgical first assistant (SFA) role due to title ambiguity.
Conclusions:
- The role of the surgical assistant has a long history of consideration.
- There is an ongoing effort by surgical bodies to define and clarify the surgical first assistant (SFA) role.
- Standardization of titles and roles is crucial for effective perioperative care.
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