Operation theatre is an extremely important component of a surgeons life. The anticipation of witnessing live operations was running high. Like every new thing, it also possesed its phobia, thus it would be wrong to say I was not worried at all. Yes, it did make me worry.
Operation theatre, as I saw works upon three sets of people. The doctors including anaesthetics,nursing staff and the patient. All of these three are dependent upon each other. Patient doesn't count much but even then what will anyone do if patient isnt there.
My observation at first
People in the operating room wear a protective cap covering their hair
masks over their lower face, covering their mouths and noses
long gowns, with the bottom of the gown no closer than six inches to the ground. As ny duty was in a operation theatre 2 that was dealing with cholelithiasis through procedure called laproscopic Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
The surgeon may also wear special glasses that help him/her to see more clearly. The circulating nurse and anesthesiologist will not wear a gown in the OR because they are not a part of the sterile team. In our setup where there is definite shortage of staff and equipment, one doctor has to do atleast 4 operations on his/her OT day. That doesn't give time to doctor to take longer time. 50 mins to 90 mins average on one laproscopic Cholecystectomy operation. Thats how it goes in government sector in Pakistan.
