Every time i come out finishing a laparotomy, relieved though i am There are numerous “What ifs” in my mind. The system I work in is not certainly the best in the world and there are certain areas in which mistakes can occur.
Like for example we always forget to take the critical “time off ” before surgery to correctly identify the side and organ to be removed. The floor nurse is hardly visible except at the time of the final counts and the scrub nurses keep rotating if the surgery is long. Obviously they all are very efficient in their work and so far no mistakes have occured but we need to strenghthen our thoughts and minimise the mistakes.Blog Portal
