Inpatient care. Patients with pericardial effusion who present with significant symptoms or cardiac tamponade require emergent treatment and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). The pericardial catheter (if placed) should be removed within 24-48 hours to avoid infection.
Duties and Responsibilities. Surgical assistants help surgeons to do their jobs safely and effectively. They may assist with any surgical discipline, such as neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma surgery, or plastic surgery.Surgical assistants determine what equipment is needed for any given surgical procedure.uties and Responsibilities. Surgical assistants help surgeons to do their jobs safely and effectively. They may assist with any surgical discipline, such as neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma surgery, or plastic surgery.
Surgical Scrub Assistants. Surgical scrub assistants handle all instruments, supplies and equipment in the operating room. Because they understand the current surgical procedure, they can anticipate the needs of surgeons and pass them the correct tools. They make sure that there are enough supplies, put gowns and gloves on surgical staff and drape protective cloth over the sterile field. Before the operation, they prepare sterile dressings and sterilize instruments. After the operation, they help with cleaning the surgical theater and preparing it for the next patient.