Muppet Surgery Meeting The OR Team

In this episode of Muppet Surgery Dr. Scalpel and Thumbs introduce Alex to the OR team. Explaining everyone's role as part of the team.

There are two types of OR team according to the functions of its members.

Sterile team members

Surgeon
Assistants to the surgeon
Scrub person (either a registered nurse or surgical technologist)

Unsterile team members

Anesthesiologist
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Biomedical technicians, radiology technicians or other staff that might be needed to set up and operate specialized equipment or devices essential in monitoring the patient during a surgical operation