Who will be on my surgical team for my prostatectomy?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:The surgical team for your radical prostatectomy surgery will consist of your surgeon, an anesthesiologist, a first assistant, an optional second assistant and a scrub nurse. After the procedure is complete, the patient will initially be monitored in the recovery room. Once stable, patients at Johns Hopkins go to a special urology only unit, where they recover with specialized urology nurses.
The surgical team for your radical prostatectomy surgery will consist of your surgeon, an anesthesiologist, a first assistant, an optional second assistant and a scrub nurse. After the procedure is complete, the patient will initially be monitored... More -
Dr. Jay T. Bishoff of Intermountain Healthcare answered:Your surgical team will consist of: your surgeon, an assistant surgeon, anesthesiologist operating room nurse and operating room technician. Once your surgery is complete you will have a nurse in the post anesthesia care unit that will care for you on a one on one basis unit you are awake and ready to be transferred to the ward. On the ward you will have a team on nurses, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists and pharmacist who will all care for you until discharge. As you can see the team is much more than just your surgeon.
Your surgical team will consist of: your surgeon, an assistant surgeon, anesthesiologist operating room nurse and operating room technician. Once your surgery is complete you will have a nurse in the post anesthesia care unit that will care for you... More
