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If a difficulty arises regarding a consult, the patient should
be seen and treated appropriately and the chief of service
contacted afterwards. Under no circumstances should the
resident attempt to rectify the problem themselves.
On-call Surgery
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All surgery performed in the operating room must
be done under the supervision of an attending.
Minor surgery done in the ER or clinic may be done
under the supervision of a senior resident IF
approval is obtained from the attending on call.
All surgery is to be performed by the senior
resident. This allows the senior resident to perform
the surgery to the greatest extend of his/her ability
and not dilute the surgical trauma experience in the
senior year.
The junior resident should observe all emergency
surgery when possible to prepare themselves for the
senior year responsibilities.
A senior resident must be present when minor
procedures are performed by a junior resident.
The operating senior resident is responsible for
postoperative care regardless of the subsequent call
schedule
Scheduling Emergency Surgery at ECMC
The surgery control desk in the OR must be called as soon
as it appears that surgery will be required. The extension is
3553. Before calling, have the patient=s name, medical
record number, birth date, diagnosis, planned procedure,
type of anesthesia and attending=s name ready for the
control desk nurse/clerk. It is crucial that no time be lost in
getting the OR set up for surgery because as a LEVEL 1
trauma center, eye cases can be Abumped@ for more
emergent cases involving risk of loss of life or limb,
forcing unnecessary delays in repairing a ruptured globe for
example. As always, contact the attending on call as soon
as possible to give adequate time for him or her to arrive.
It is the resident=s responsibility to have the consult sheet,
the history and physical (along with complete eye exam),
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