Editing Surgical technologist (section)

===United States===
In the U.S., surgical technologists are certified and work under the supervision of a [[surgeon]], [[surgeon's assistant]] or other surgical personnel (such as a more senior technologist), to help ensure that the [[operating room]] environment is safe, equipment functions properly, and the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize [[patient safety]]. Surgical techs are in the operating room before the patient is brought in, setting up the sterile back table(s) and mayo stand(s). They gown and glove the surgeons and assistants, sterile drape the patient, and stand right up next to/across from the surgeon and assist with the surgery. Scrubs are in charge of and handle the [[Surgical instrument|instruments]], [[Scrubs (clothing)|scrubs]], [[Surgical suture|suture]]s, implants, equipment and various surgical sponges, from extremely small, under {{Cvt|0.25|in||abbr=off}} square for neurosurgical procedures, to much larger lap sponges which are used during surgical procedures in or on larger areas of the body; irrigation fluids and [[medication]].<ref name="auto"/> The circulating nurse and surgical techs count all of the instruments and sterile supplies at least twice throughout the procedure, to make sure everything is accounted for.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surgical Tech Job Description & Job Duties |url=https://www.surgicaltech.net/job-description.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.surgicaltech.net}}</ref> Surgical technologists also train other operating room personnel as a vital part of the [[surgical team]].<ref name="Us Bureau of Labor and Statistics">US Bureau of Labor Statistics. [http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos106.htm ''Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition - Surgical Technologists''.] Accessed 5-Mar-2011.</ref>