April 19, 2021
First assistants bring expertise and efficiency to the OR table–Part 1
Non-physician surgical first assistants (FAs) perform a variety of tasks—everything from closing an incision and inserting drains to harvesting veins for bypass procedures and preparing anterior cruciate ligament grafts.
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