Optimizing the role of scrub nurses during robotic surgery console time.

Surg Open Sci

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847, Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama 330-8503, Japan.

Published: December 2024

At our institution, scrub nurses leave the surgical field during the console time for robotic surgeries to attend to other duties. The first assistant then assumes their responsibilities, allowing for efficient use of staff time and resources. This practice improves teamwork and can be presented as a cost-saving measure for hospital administrations.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11780363PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2024.10.001DOI Listing

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