title: A typical day in cardiac theatres... or was it? Expect the unexpected.
abstract: The operating theatre department is a high risk area and the expectations from the surgical teams are very high in terms of delivering safe and good quality patient care. As healthcare practitioners working in this complex environment we are the guardians of our patients and are their eyes and ears. Scrub practitioners need to be focused, alert and vigilant during all surgical procedures and avoid complacency. As this incident account shows, never take anything for granted.
authors.forename: Minija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Relano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009339:Needles; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors