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ou make every effort to ensure your patients' comfort
for the few hours that they pass through your facility,
but what about your surgeons and staff? Like gladiators,
they emerge from the locker room gloved, gowned and
ready to do battle. Day after day, week after week,
month after month, they stand and bend and twist and turn under the
harsh glare of the OR lights for hours on end. Here are 6 simple things
you can do to make the OR a more comfortable working environment
for them.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
Keep Your OR Team Comfortable
The physical demands of surgery can wear down your doctors and staff.
• TAKE A LOAD OFF Orthopedic surgeon David Abrutyn, MD, stands on a suction mat that eases leg fatigue while it collects
fluids.
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