title: Assistants in surgical practice. What's in a name?
authors.affiliation: Acute and Continuing Care, School of Health and Social Care, University of Greenwich.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thatcher
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000145:classification*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000145:classification; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000145:classification*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom