Cardiac Anesthesia Techs

Curious to hear from other cardiac docs out there, particularly those who do their own cases without residents/fellows (or god forbid “cardiac CRNAs”)… What sort of tech support do you have? What sort of tasks do your techs so- set up drips? Place lines, or scrub in to facilitate? Help with any perfusion tasks? Check ACTs? Do they take call, and how much are they paid? At my shop we have CV anesthesia techs who set up all the drips, prep our art line kits, hook the line up and dress it... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums