operating table

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Unable to see what was happening from the operating table, Lauryn says: "I have moments of remembering things. A lot is a blur."

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

When people want to get taller, they wind up on Dr. Kevin Debiparshad’s operating table for leg-lengthening surgery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

It was a sign I probably hadn’t suffered brain damage during the half day on the operating table.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge