Properly trained certified surgical first assistants can greatly improve operating room efficiency, physician satisfaction and, most importantly, patient outcome and care, according to Debra Woods, ...

Chances are, unless you work in the operating room, you are wondering what in the world that is. When I introduce myself to a patient in the preoperative area, they often ask me what I actually do. I ...

Minimally invasive abdominal surgery (MAS) can exert a physical cost. Surgical trainees spend years assisting minimally-invasive surgeries, increasing the risk of workplace injury. This prospective ...