Submitted by TerjiD t3_zww6ac in askscience
Sylvurphlame t1_j1z93ti wrote
Reply to comment by ryanveilleux1 in How do shifts work on really long medical operations? by TerjiD
The poor dude running the fluoroscopy might have to stay there the whole time. Source: I’m that dude. My personal record is about 9 hours, although I took a couple quick pee breaks. (Busy day so no longer term relief available.)
I’ve also seen a few cases where a partner comes in to relive the attending on particularly long spine cases. I’ve seen a couple 10-12 hour cases. I don’t have personal experience with those legendary 16-24+ hour traumas though.
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