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Introduction to the Operating Room

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The IOM clinician is part of a patient care team that consists of the surgeon, nurses, technologists, and anesthesiologists. You will recognize that each team member has a specific role to fulfill in order to provide the best care for the patient. As an IOM clinician, you will spend the majority of your working hours inside a hospital operating room (OR). The OR is a unique environment that may take some time getting used to. You will encounter different types of equipment as well as rules for navigating the space and interacting with other team members. This chapter will introduce you to the operating room along with the equipment and personnel you will encounter there.

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  1. Department of Education, Pro Nerve, Denver, CO, USA

    Kristin Krasowski Reed DPT, CNIM

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Scott Francis Davis Ph.D., CNIM

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Scott Francis Davis Ph.D., CNIM

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  1. Kristin Krasowski Reed DPT, CNIM
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Correspondence to Scott Francis Davis Ph.D., CNIM .

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  1. Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Alan David Kaye

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Scott Francis Davis

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Reed, K.K., Davis, S.F. (2014). Introduction to the Operating Room. In: Kaye, A., Davis, S. (eds) Principles of Neurophysiological Assessment, Mapping, and Monitoring. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8942-9_1

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