PubMed Health⌕ Search

SEARCH · PubMed Health

Results for “Operating Room Technicians”

Explore indexed PubMed citations for clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health research. Read source abstracts and follow each citation to its original PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 163 records · Page 9Linked to original sources
PubMed1970

OR technicians. 2.

Explore the source record for details and available documents.

Interprofessional Relations↗
PubMed1998

Use of alkaline comet assay (single cell gel electrophoresis technique) to detect DNA damages in lymphocytes of operating room personnel occupationally exposed to anaesthetic gases.

Here, we report the possible in vivo induction DNA damage by exposure to various waste anaesthetic gases such as halothane, nitrous oxide and isoflurane. The alkaline comet assay (single cell gel electrophoresis technique) was carried out on 66 operating room personnel (anaesthetists [doctors]; anaesthesia nurses and anaesthesia unit technicians) currently employed at the Ankara Hospital in Turkey. A significant increase in the number of lymphocytes with DNA migration was observed in operating room personnel as compared to controls. Also, the extent of damage in exposed smokers were significantly higher than exposed nonsmokers. This study supports the existence of an association between DNA damage and occupational exposure to inhalation anaesthetics.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

The role of the first assistant in ophthalmic surgery.

1. As the number of Ambulatory Surgery Centers increases and the Medicare reimbursements for surgeon first assistants decline, the need for non-physician first assistants grows. 2. Qualifications for a first assistant include knowledge, skill, and devotion to this specialty. 3. The first assistant is part of a medical team that consists of the surgeon, the first assistant, the scrub nurse or technician, and the circulating nurse. 4. The role of the first assistant helps to increase efficiency in the operating room and enhance the quality of patient care.

Humans↗