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Knowing Me, Knowing You: What Can We Learn From Familiar Surgical Teams?

Incision

Surgical care is the product of numerous interprofessional interactions, reflected in several key multidisciplinary teams. Rotating training programs create regular influx and outflux of surgical residents and trainee nurses. Stay tuned; you won’t want to miss it!

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THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR VITA BY RICK NOVAK

The Anesthesia Consultant

I’m not,” said Dr. Lucas, who was her anesthesiologist. Each arm was draped in clear plastic to keep The Bricklayer sterile when it entered her body through tiny incisions. On the operating table, the five robot arms reached into the abdomen though five one-centimeter incisions. I’m scared,” she said.

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LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION

The Anesthesia Consultant

The eligible residents were second-year residents (anesthesia residency training was only two years in duration during the 1980’s). As a second-year resident, I was a partially trained anesthesiologist who had done only 800-1000 anesthetics at that time, and was not yet eligible to sit for the American Board of Anesthesia exam.

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SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER TWO

The Anesthesia Consultant

It had been five hours since the initial skin incision. Judith Chang turned her back on the operating room table, and peeled off her surgical gloves. The surgical resident would conclude the task of sewing the skin closed. Everything was stable, and I was pleased. The tumor’s out.” “A She’s cured.” I stroked my chin.