Nelson theatre nurse hanging up her scrubs after a 50-year career
By Samantha Gee Theatre nurse Barbara Chippendale remembers when she had to wash swabs so they could be reused by doctors in surgery. The Nelson woman began her working life…
Senior plastic surgeon kills himself in Soroka operating room
Dr. Alex Barazovsky leaves note blaming Israel Medical Association for his decision to take his own life, citing a feud over intern training By TOI STAFF A top plastic surgeon…
Yelling, cursing less likely to break out in operating rooms when female surgeons are present
By Katie Langin In 2015, a surgeon at a teaching hospital in Georgia—exasperated with his surgical team—shouted, “Am I not speaking clearly?! I’m going to have to start yelling!” Later,…
Five-Second Rule Validated in the Operating Room
By Skelepuns Disclaimer: This post is from GomerBlog, a satirical site about healthcare. CHICAGO – In a paradigm shift for the operating room, a new study has found that reusing…
Difference Between Scrub Nurse & Circulating Nurse
Scrub nurses and circulating nurses are involved with the medical care of patients during operations. The nature of their duties differs, however. Read on to learn more about how these…
NHS surgeon hid his HIV status sparking nationwide alert
By Steve Bird An NHS surgeon who kept his HIV infection secret because he feared he would be stigmatised triggered a nationwide search for people he may have contaminated, a…
I’m a surgeon who operated on a man who had just committed a horrific murder — here’s how I control my emotions during surgery
By Paul A. Ruggieri In his book, surgeon Paul A. Ruggieri recounts an occasion in which he was called into surgery to urgently operate on a man who had just…
An Operating Room Nurse Confirms That Yes, Many Surgeons Are Assholes
“Once I had a surgeon throw a suture needle at me because I set it up for a righty, and it turned out he was a lefty.” I’m an operating…