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title: '10 Things I Learned in the Operating Room'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/10-things-i-learned-in-the-operating-room'
show: 'First Case'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/first-case'
published: '2021-06-28'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/firstcase/FC013_-_10_Things_I_Learned_in_the_Operating_Room.mp3'
---

# 10 Things I Learned in the Operating Room

written by Melanie Perry, RN, BSN, CNOR

## Summary

This week's episode of the First Case "Articles On-The-Go" series is written by, Melanie Perry, RN, BSN, CNOR co-host of the First Case podcast and founder of The Circulating Life where she shares the 10 things she learned about real life in the Operating Room: "There was activity _everywhere!_ It was this kind of controlled chaos that everyone was used to and everyone needed to get everything done so that the surgery could happen – all while _Classic Rock_ played on Pandora in the background..." Tune in to hear about the blood, organs, and other OR-related bodily functions that accompany real life in surgery! ;)

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Articles On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from written articles in a creative, easy to listen, audio format. Think audio book, meets busy Operating Room professional!

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