what if you have to pee?

This was just a topic of discussion a month or so ago. Do a forum search...

But to paraphrase, the earlier discussion said that you typically don't think about it, and the problem doesn't arise.

 

You scrub out and go pee.
Then you scrub back in.

 

After you re-scrub, and some attendings will not let you, you had better do some kissing up and make sure it doesn't happen very often. I've seen some attendings not even let their residents back in the room after they broke scrub. And I've personally gotten several dirty looks because I had to break scrub to go to a required lecture. Some just think that if you can't stay for the entire time, then don't even bother coming in to begin with.

wvshootr

 

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

It isn't necessarily a bad idea to lay off the fluids (especially coffee/soda/tea's or anything with caffeine in it) during the morning before your required surgery.

If you can't function without caffeine, then drink it concentrated so as to not overload your bladder.

Now, I'm a boy, and nature calls often enough for me as well, but I never had a surgery where I had to break scrub because of a bathroom break.

And usually, if they're long surgeries (at least at Mizzou), the attending will take a break in the middle, then the fellow, and so forth.

The "good student" should stay that whole time. But if they invite you to break scrub, and you need to go, (or to eat, as I had to), do it. It may be your only chance. They won't be mad, if they extend to invitation to you.

Good luck. Surgery is a rough one...and I'm glad I'm done with it.

 

Hang a foley on the patient, hang a foley on yourself!

 

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