Hay Bach! The "OR Quotes" Twitter Feed

[George K]

Orthopedic Surgeon: "I totally should have peed before this case. Just thought everyone should know."

[George K]

Surgeons' comments:

"I need a squirt."

"Clean the tip."

"I didn't recognize you with your clothes on."

"Can you tie me up?"

"I'm wet."

"Suck here."

[George K]

Putting only 6 screws in an 8 hole plate.

Nurse: why didn’t we use 8 screws?

Me: Sometimes we don’t fill all the holes.

Nurse: ………….

[George K]

General surgeon to RN: "I don't know that you should take it as a compliment that we get along. It may be a sign of pathology."

Plastic surgeon: "Anything that can be done, can be done wrong. Another law of surgery right there."

[George K]

One of the real PITA behaviors of some surgeons is having the circulator answer his phone while they are operating.

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Ortho Surgeon: “Can you check that text for me?”
Circulator: (looks at the phone for a second) “It’s Sinnamon, with an ‘S’, she says you left your wallet at her place last night, and thanks for the extra $100.”

(Ortho Surgeon looked totally bewildered).

I work with some funny people. Maybe that’s how you get the surgeon to stop asking you to answer their phone!

[George K]

Surgeon's headlight keeps going out...

Anesthesiologist: "Should I direct some of my brilliance at the surgical site?"

[George K]

Regarding a patient with a gangrenous digit...

Anesthesiologist 1: "He just needs a chihuahua to chew it off."

Anesthesiologist 2: "He's seeing Dr X, so that's basically the same thing."

[George K]

RN: "This expires August '24."

Surgeon: "Holy shit, we better hurry up."

[George K]

Surgeon to assistant: “Where is all the blood coming from?”

Anesthesiologist: “The blood bank”

[George K]

Orthopedic surgeon: "That was so good, I need a cigarette."

[George K]

Me (anesthesiologist): the next (little old lady) cataract patient said I was adorable [beaming]

Preop nurses: awwww

Opthamologist: she’s literally here bc she can’t see

[George K]

Anesthesiologist: “You can’t fix stupid. But you can sedate it.”

[George K]

My med student today had never heard the song 867-5309….I sent her home, can’t have that kind of lack of experience in the OR.

[George K]

Patient, waking up: “We’re done??”

Anesthesiologist: “Yeah! You fell asleep, missed it!”

Patient: “How did it go?”

Anesthesiologist: “The other doctor will talk to you when you’re more awake. Anything we tell you right now you may not remember… including that.”

Patient: “… we’re done??”

[bachophile]

Yup. Exactly.

[George K]

Circulating Nurse: “Is everybody ready to drive home in the dark every day? Make sure you’re taking your vitamin D—we don’t want any seasonal depression!”

Anesthesiologist: “Oh I don’t think this is just seasonal”

[Mik]

These are priceless.

[Mik]

@George-K said in Hay Bach! The "OR Quotes" Twitter Feed:

One of the real PITA behaviors of some surgeons is having the circulator answer his phone while they are operating.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=

ding

Ortho Surgeon: “Can you check that text for me?”
Circulator: (looks at the phone for a second) “It’s Sinnamon, with an ‘S’, she says you left your wallet at her place last night, and thanks for the extra $100.”

(Ortho Surgeon looked totally bewildered).

I work with some funny people. Maybe that’s how you get the surgeon to stop asking you to answer their phone!

My fave.

[George K]

Me to surgeon: “How’s it going?”

Surgeon: “Can’t complain. I mean, I’m GOING to but…”

Me: “You know the difference between surgeons & puppies? Puppies eventually stop whining”

[George K]