19 things medical dramas tend to get wrong about the healthcare industry

12) Doing Frequent Surgeries

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By depicting surgeons performing multiple difficult surgeries on the same day, the medical drama creates an unrealistic image of the demands and capabilities of surgical practices. In reality, surgeries, especially major ones, require so much pre-operative preparation, intra-operative precision, and post-operative care that they minimize any possibility of more than a few surgeries being performed in a day. While this may make for exhilarating fast-paced television, it doesn't accurately portray the hectic realities of surgical practice.

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