operating table

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Some desks were buried under stacks of paper, others were as sterile as a surgeon’s operating table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Among the goods that Fried said are shipped in cargo holds are harvested lungs that need to be delivered to an operating table, temperature-sensitive and radiological pharmaceuticals and parts needed for assembly lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

But behind the scenes, these firms often have undisclosed agreements with clinics - taking a cut from every applicant they send to the operating table.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

After his surgery, John said he could notice an improvement as soon as he woke up after spending 10 hours on the operating table.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Soon, with Gey anesthetized on the operating table, surgeons opened him up and found that the cancer was inoperable —growths covered his stomach, spleen, liver, and intestines.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot