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The Death of Joan Rivers: What Went Wrong? - October 2014 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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1 2 9 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 | O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E BEHIND CLOSED DOORS berserk.) One of the important lessons that working in surgery has taught me is that it's OK to be silly. There are those who would never, ever allow the slightest levity in the sanctity of their ORs. "That's serious stuff going on in there," they'd say. But sometimes there's seriously funny stuff, too, and sometimes the stress level can be awfully high. If a silly moment here and there can help a team to work together when there are tense moments, instead of falling apart, I'm all in favor of it. OSM Ms. Watkins can be reached at pwatk ins12@comcast.net .

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