Operating Room Confidential Quotes

“the five most frequent causes of death in hospital are heart attack, congestive heart failure (the inability of the heart to pump oxygen throughout the body), pneumonia, septicemia (blood infection) and chronic lung disease. Though this woman had a terminal condition, the ultimate cause of her death was probably due to one of these conditions.”
― Paul Whang, Operating Room Confidential: What Really Goes On When You Go Under

“A recent study showed that avid video gamers have a significant advantage mastering the laparoscopic techniques compared to others. Also, the need to sometimes be ambidextrous is more frequent in laparoscopic operations.”
― Paul Whang, Operating Room Confidential: What Really Goes On When You Go Under

“As Voltaire said, “The enemy of good is perfect.”
― Paul Whang, Operating Room Confidential: What Really Goes On When You Go Under