A video recorded inside an operating room went viral on social media after showing a nurse counting, one by one, the gauze pads used during an operation.
The scene immediately surprised users, many of whom questioned whether it was artificial intelligence or a real situation.
“What is this, is this reasonable?”, some commented. Others claimed the scene “looked very strange” and could not understand why that procedure was being carried out in the middle of a surgery.
However, specialists and healthcare professionals explained that this type of counting is not only real, but also part of a mandatory medical protocol inside operating rooms.
The main objective is to prevent any surgical material from being left inside the patient, which could cause serious infections, postoperative complications, or even new interventions.
In addition, this check makes it possible to keep a precise record of all the items used during the operation, also serving as a medical-legal safety measure for the surgical team.
And that’s not all, it also helps monitor blood loss: healthcare professionals estimate the amount of blood lost, since the gauze pads become saturated with fluid.
Far from being something unusual, counting gauze pads is a standard practice in modern medicine and is carried out strictly in virtually all surgeries.
What for many users on social media was an “shocking” or “strange” scene is actually an essential part of the quiet work that takes place inside an operating room to protect patients’ lives.
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