Whether you are a gynecologist, an abdominal surgeon, or a heart surgeon, if you work in a hospital in a foreign country, you will have to write your surgical report in English. Some centers actually have a database in the OR in which you just have to “click” the appropriate boxes for your patient's conditions and to describe the surgical technique. However, most centers still have a sheet of paper for you to write it down or a microphone so you can dictate it.
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(2009). Writing a Surgical Report, Describing a Surgical Technique, Dictating a Report. In: Ribes, R., Aranda, P.J., Giba, J. (eds) Surgical English. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02965-3_14
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