Open AccessRevisiting the Operating Room Basics
Author(s) -
Tushar Chakravorty
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bengal journal of otolaryngology and head neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-2407
pISSN - 2395-2393
DOI - 10.47210/bjohns.2015.v23i3.57
Subject(s) - medicine , etiquette , empathy , protocol (science) , foundation (evidence) , medical education , outcome (game theory) , presentation (obstetrics) , nursing , alternative medicine , surgery , mathematics , archaeology , mathematical economics , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law , history
Young doctors walking into the operating room are eager to develop their skills to become efficient and knowledgeable professionals in future. But precious little is done to actively develop the basic practical skills of the budding doctors. They remain unaware about the layout of the operating room, the OR etiquette and often do not have sound scientific understanding and importance of meticulous execution of the basic operating room protocols.
This article stresses the need to develop the basics of OR protocol and to improve the confidence of the young doctor by strengthening his foundation by showing him that attention to the basics of medical care and empathy for the patient can really make a difference to the outcome of a treatment.