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How much of surgery is based on dexterity vs knowledge/attention-to-detail? I sort of assumed that most operations are basic plumbing (A connects to B) while th
by 3eb7988a1663 2y ago
How much of surgery is based on dexterity vs knowledge/attention-to-detail? I sort of assumed that most operations are basic plumbing (A connects to B) while there are a few specialized domains that require exquisite deftness.
- rscho 2y agoThe question is too general. Depends a lot on the kind of surgery you're doing. I guess the answer you're looking for is that anyone could be a surgeon, but not for all kinds of surgery. Also 'basic plumbing' with no room for error is not an easy thing at all.
- Tade0 2y agoI'm just relaying what my friend who is studying to become a doctor told me, but by his account there's a wealth of techniques for each procedure or even parts of it, like tying up the dangling bits after kidney removal. Ultimately it boils down to what a given surgeon practiced in their career.
- iancmceachern 2y agoMost complex or endoscopic surgeries are (dependent on dexterity)
- iancmceachern 2y agoIt's more in that if you improperly connect a to b someone dies, and it's not just a snap fit like a pipe. You need to do things like suture two blood vessels together, using pliers (not the technical term), inside a dark box lit up by a tube, while looking at an upside down TV image of what's going on.
- devilbunny 2y agoIt doesn’t have to be upside down; you can just rotate the camera to any angle you like.