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Apply sutures, staples, clips, or other materials to close skin, facia, or subcutaneous wound layers.
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Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
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Adjust and maintain operating room temperature, humidity, or lighting, according to surgeon's specifications.
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Insert or remove urinary bladder catheters.
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Assist in volume replacement or autotransfusion techniques.
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Clamp, ligate, or cauterize blood vessels to control bleeding during surgical entry, using hemostatic clamps, suture ligatures, or electrocautery equipment.
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Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
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Coordinate with anesthesia personnel to maintain patient temperature.
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Postoperatively inject a subcutaneous local anesthetic agent to reduce pain.
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Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
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Gather, arrange, or assemble instruments or supplies.
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Incise tissue layers in lower extremities to harvest veins.
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Monitor patient intra-operative status, including patient position, vital signs, or volume and color of blood.
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Remove patient hair or disinfect incision sites to prepare patient for surgery.
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Transport patients to operating room.
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Assist in applying casts, splints, braces, or similar devices.
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Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
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Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
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Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
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Assess skin integrity or other body conditions upon completion of the procedure to determine if damage has occurred from body positioning.
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Discuss with surgeon the nature of the surgical procedure, including operative consent, methods of operative exposure, diagnostic or laboratory data, or patient-advanced directives or other needs.
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Assist in the insertion, positioning, or suturing of closed-wound drainage systems.
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Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.
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Prepare and apply sterile wound dressings.
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Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
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Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
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Operate sterilizing devices.
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Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.