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Physicians' preference cards are geared
toward ensuring needed instrumentation is
at the ready and typically don't include easy
ways to document the details of their pre-
ferred room setup, but make note of the
table and equipment orientation for specific
cases. Or simply take pictures of patients
properly positioned (before draping and in
such a way to maintain their privacy), table
alignments, positioning aids, instrument
holders and surgeon lifts in a variety of con-
figurations for various procedures and spe-
cific surgeons.
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Dr. Berguer
(
rberguer@yahoo.com
) is a
general surgeon at the Contra
Costa Medical Center in
Martinez, Calif.
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