Surgical Vignettes

OR ABSURDITY OF THE DAY #1:
This afternoon, we were giving a patient anesthesia, and then his anal sphincter relaxed and he pooped all over the operating table.  Haha, poop!

OR ABSURDITY OF THE DAY #2:
The phone went off in OR 26 after our first case.  I picked it up to hear a telemarketer say, "Here's what healthcare providers DON'T want you to know."  How did they dial an inside number at the hospital, and do they realize that they called a room full of healthcare providers?

OR ABSURDITY OF THE DAY #3:
This morning, we removed a melanoma from the tip of a patient's nose and grafted on donor skin from a cadaver.  The patient was Caucasian.  The donor was African-American.  Oops.  At least it's only a temporary fix until we can do an autograft two weeks from now!