Complete the sentences with the words from the box

elective surgery · routine procedure · call for backup · airway difficulty · convert to open surgery · malignant hyperthermia · unexpected finding · anesthetic complication · scrub in · abort a procedure · scrub nurse · theater team · go smoothly · intraoperative

• Because it was a standard laparoscopy, we expected a ____ that would take less than an hour.
• The patient chose to have his hernia repaired next month, so we scheduled it as an ____ .
• We had hoped the operation would ____ , but we encountered dense adhesions.
• During the dissection, the surgeon discovered an ____ that resembled a small tumor.
• An ____ hemorrhage forced the surgical team to alter their approach immediately.
• If the laparoscopic view is too obscured by bleeding, we will have to ____ .
• The surgical team had to ____ after the patient suffered a severe allergic reaction.
• An unexpected ____ can occur even with healthy patients undergoing minor surgery.
• The patient developed a rapid rise in body temperature, suggesting a rare case of ____ .
• The resident struggled to intubate, prompting the clinical lead to assist with the ____ .
• When the bleeding became uncontrollable, Dr. Harris had to ____ .
• The entire ____ remained calm and efficient during the emergency resuscitation.
• Before you can assist with the dissection, you must ____ in the anteroom.
• The ____ handed the scalpel to the surgeon and monitored the sterile field.

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