A lot people wouldn't consider watching someone be cut open fun, but I love watching surgery! I finally got back into the OR today almost a year after shadowing orthopedic surgeon Dr. Sarah Pettrone last summer. I had already seen some minor operations here, but they weren't performed in the full "operation theater". Today I had the opportunity to observe two cataract operations performed by Dr. Mascarenhas. I had never seen cataract surgery before so it was new and exciting. Also, it was interesting to see an operation that I know my beloved GranB has undergone herself! There were definitely some differences between the setup at Pasam and a typical OR in the US. They used sterile cotton cloths instead of the disposable plasticky sterile blue drapes usually seen in the US. There were also a lot less machines in the room. No monitor for patient vitals and definitely no computers! Otherwise, the setup was pretty westernized with a bovie and a wide variety of surgical instruments.
We took a handful of pictures of ourselves suited up for the OR and of the OR setup but because of internet issues I don't have them to post at the moment. Hopefully I'll be able to post some later!
Liz
We took a handful of pictures of ourselves suited up for the OR and of the OR setup but because of internet issues I don't have them to post at the moment. Hopefully I'll be able to post some later!
Liz
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