Abstract
A surgeon is only as good as his nurse: if the surgeon’s attention is repeatedly diverted from the vitreoretinal work because the nurse hands him the wrong tool or does not have the necessary materials prepared, the risk of intraocular complications increases and the chance of success decreases. A nurse who follows the operation closely, continually learns from the experience, and remains as invested in achieving the most optimal outcome as the surgeon is a great asset, and the surgeon must cherish her.
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I have been blessed to work throughout my career with absolutely excellent nurses. I cannot overemphasize how grateful and indebted I am to all of them.
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Neither is it a solution if the surgeon totally avoids the conflict and does not address the problem at all. But instead of screaming and shaming her in public, he should privately sit down with the nurse, identify the problem, and find a solution.
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Or at least follow it on the monitor, see below.
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Such as a bathroom break or a crisis phone call.
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It is useful for the surgeon to maintain his dark-adapted status.
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Not only case by case.
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Some nurses do not like if the surgeon “touches their table.” The surgeon should respect this.
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I permanently changed certain maneuvers in my own practice based on the advice of the nurse.
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Remember, the idea of the IOL is not Sir Harold Ridley’s; a medical student, Peter Choyce, who was observing Dr. Ridley in surgery, suggested it.
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Much like the role of the-official-with-the-flag in modern football; there is a reason why he is not called as “linesman” anymore but as “the referee’s assistant”.
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Kuhn, F. (2016). The VR Surgeon’s Relation to His Nurse. In: Vitreoretinal Surgery: Strategies and Tactics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19479-0_6
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