Annex A > Chapter 14 - Care in the Operating Theatre and the `Learning Curve'

Chapter 14 - Care in the Operating Theatre and the `Learning Curve'

Introduction

Care in the operating theatre

The operating theatre team

The role of the surgeons

The role of the theatre nurses

Performance of the team: a surgeon's perspective

Management of the theatre nurses

The role of the perfusionists

The role of the anaesthetists

The role of the cardiologists

The `learning curve'

Introduction

New procedures

The approach to a new procedure

Defining the `learning curve'

Managing the `learning curve'

Retraining

The Arterial Switch procedure

The `learning curve' and the Arterial Switch procedure

The Arterial Switch programme at Bristol

Mr Dhasmana's visits to Mr Brawn in Birmingham

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