Inside an operation · members guide
An operation, step by step
by Joe Miller
What really happens from the moment you check in until you go home, who is in the room, and why every step is there. The same basic procedure is followed for almost every surgery, from an appendectomy to a hip replacement.
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What's inside
- The full guide: 2 tables and 2 pictures
- The steps at a glance
- Who is in the operating room
- Before you go back: the pre-op area
- In the operating room
- During the surgery
- The recovery room (PACU)
- Going home or to a room
- Questions to ask your surgeon
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