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

Introduction

1 This chapter is in two separate but connected parts, `Care in the operating theatre' and `The "learning curve"'.

2 The first part deals with the full operating team in theatre and focuses on the roles of the various contributors to patient care in the operating environment.

3 The second part considers the `learning curve' that surgeons have to manage in order to carry out new procedures and improve techniques and skills for the benefit of patients. It also specifically considers the Arterial Switch procedure.

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